Saying what you can / must / want to do (Part 2/2)

Saying what you can / must / want to do (Part 2/2)

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson we will focus on all forms of the modal verbs 'dürfen/müssen/wollen' except 'ihr'.

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11 Questions

Q1.
What do we call these verbs: müssen, können, wollen
auxiliary verbs
Correct answer: modal verbs
past participles
Q2.
Which form is the correct one?
Correct answer: er kann
er kannst
er können
Q3.
Which two personal pronouns match 'dürfen'.
du and er
ich and du
Correct answer: wir and sie
Q4.
If you use a modal verb, which word is used at the end of the sentence?
haben
Correct answer: infinitive
past participle
Q5.
Which translations are correct for the modal verb 'dürfen'?
Correct answer: allowed to/may
can/able to
must/have to
The next 5 questions cover some very common words you will need in German in KS3. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.
Q7.
dürfen
Correct answer: allowed to
can
must
Q8.
genug
a lot
Correct answer: enough
little
Q9.
ruhig
noisy
Correct answer: quiet
quite
Q10.
one or you
er
Correct answer: man
wir
Q11.
to receive
denken
Correct answer: erhalten
geben

11 Questions

Q1.
Which personal pronouns share the same modal verb forms?
ich and du
Correct answer: ich and er/sie
ich and wir
Q2.
How do you translate 'we want' into German?
wir dürfen
wir müssen
Correct answer: wir wollen
Q3.
In 'Ich muss Wasser trinken.' What do we call 'trinken'?
Correct answer: Infinitive
Modal verb
Past Participle
Q4.
What does 'Word Order 2' stand for?
Object Verb Time Subject
Subject Verb Time Object
Correct answer: Time Verb Subject Object
Q5.
Which sentence contains the correct word order?
Correct answer: Am Montag will ich in die Stadt gehen.
Ich am Montag in die Stadt gehen will.
In die Stadt ich will am Montag gehen.
The next 5 questions cover some very common words you will need in German in KS3. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.
Q7.
jede/r/s
anybody
Correct answer: every
nobody
Q8.
to win
Gewinn
Correct answer: gewinnen
winnen
Q9.
wollen
Correct answer: want
was
will
Q10.
dürfen
can
Correct answer: may
must
Q11.
... Mitte
das
der
Correct answer: die

Lesson appears in

UnitGerman / Year 9 Unit 3

German