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Exercises
Complete the gaps with the present tense of the modal verbs in brackets.
- Ich (können) dir helfen.I can help you.
- Ihr (müssen) noch viel lernen.You still have a lot to learn.
- Du (dürfen) heute früher nach Hause gehen.You may go home early today.
- Er (wollen) nachher einkaufen gehen.He wants to go shopping later.
- Ihr (sollen) eure Hausaufgaben machen.You should do your homework.
Complete the gaps with the simple past of the modal verbs in brackets.
- Wir (wollen) dich nicht stören.We didn’t want to disturb you.
- Er (müssen) zeitig aufstehen.He had to get up early.
- Ihr (können) es nicht sehen.You weren’t able to see it.
- Ich (dürfen) es euch nicht sagen.I wasn’t allowed to tell you.
- Du (sollen) den Abwasch machen.You were supposed to do the dishes.
Use the words in brackets and the present perfect tense to make sentences.
- (er/können/bleiben) He could have stayed.
- (du/sollen/nachsitzen) You should have got detention.
- (wir/müssen/Liegestütze machen) We had to do press-ups.
- (ihr/dürfen/nicht/das) You weren’t allowed to do that.
- (ich/wollen/nicht/streiten) I didn’t want to argue.