single-word past verb of necessity or possibility (‘had to’, ‘was able’, ‘wanted’) used with a 2nd verb in infinitive, which goes to the end

order of adverbs in a German sentence - time before manner before place, abbreviated to TMP

Travels and places: present and imperfect modal verbs

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A new place: time-manner-place, imperfect modal verbs

A charity concert: past participles, verb stress, 'kein' vs 'nicht'

A charity concert: sentence intonation, object pronouns

This unit consolidates grammar knowledge of word order - time before manner before place - and revisits imperfect modals. The present and perfect tense are revisited with verbs plus indirect objects.

Places and projects: imperfect modal verbs

Match the German imperfect modal verbs to their English meanings.

Ich habe dort einen Strandurlaub gemacht.

Which sentences use an imperfect modal verb?

Ich werde in der Zukunft dahin fahren wollen.

Which sentence means 'I want to travel there in the future.'?

Order the words below to make a correct sentence. Start with 'ich'.

Which of these words has the same vowel sound as 'Leute' does in the middle?

a verb used with a second verb in the infinitive at the end of the phrase

Match the German modal verbs to their English meanings.

Which word in the following sentence describes the manner? 'Jeden Tag bin ich langsam in den Bus gestiegen.'

Translate the following sentence into German using an imperfect modal verb: 'I had to be on the beach.'

Travels and places: present and imperfect modal verbs

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