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German A2: Modal Verbs in the Past
Learn to use German modal verbs like 'können' and 'müssen' in the past tense (Präteritum) to talk about former abilities, obligations, and wishes.
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German A2: Modal Verbs in the Past
Learn to use German modal verbs like 'können' and 'müssen' in the past tense (Präteritum) to talk about former abilities, obligations, and wishes.
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To talk about the past in German, you often use the Perfekt tense. However, for modal verbs, it's much more common in spoken German to use the simple past tense, called the Präteritum. In this deck, we'll learn these simple past forms.
Lesson#2
Let's start with 'können', meaning 'can' or 'to be able to'. In the Präteritum, this becomes 'konnte' to express a past ability or possibility. For example, 'Ich konnte schwimmen' means 'I could swim'.
Quiz#3
Translate into German: 'I could not sleep.'
Ich konnte nicht schlafen.
Quiz#4
Translate into German: 'He could speak German very well.'
Er konnte sehr gut Deutsch sprechen.
Quiz#5
Translate into German: 'We could see the lake from the hotel.'
Wir konnten den See vom Hotel sehen.
Quiz#6
Translate into German: ‘Were you able to help me?
Konntest du mir helfen?
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