Question
Lesson Objectives
Use modal auxiliary verbs to express desires, abilities, and obligations
Translate spoken German into written English
Since all modal verbs follow the same pattern, if you're given the ich form and the wir form (which looks just like the infinitive), you should be able to predict the other forms, even if you've never seen them.
There are seven modal verbs (if you count the two forms of mag). Start with the first three: dürfen, können, and mögen.
ich
wir
du
ihr
er, sie, es
sie (pl.)/Sie
ich
wir
du
ihr
er, sie, es
sie (pl.)/Sie
ich
wir
du
ihr
er, sie, es
sie (pl.)/Sie
Here are the rest of the modal verbs. Remember, if you memorize the change for "ich," you know what the rest of the verb forms will be.
ich
wir
du
ihr
er, sie, es
sie (pl.)/Sie
ich
wir
du
ihr
er, sie, es
sie (pl.)/Sie
ich
wir
du
ihr
er, sie, es
sie (pl.)/Sie
ich
wir
du
ihr
er, sie, es
sie (pl.)/Sie
Note: Your teacher will grade your response to ensure you receive proper credit for your answer.
Record yourself saying five things that you can, may, should, must, and want to do around the city using modal verbs and your new urban vocabulary.
Be sure to stop recording when finished; otherwise, your work will NOT be saved.
(10 points)
Can I go to the walking trail
We may visit the park
should you do that it looks dangerous
We must visit the new restaurant downtown?
Use modal auxiliary verbs to express desires, abilities, and obligations
Translate spoken German into written English
Since all modal verbs follow the same pattern, if you're given the ich form and the wir form (which looks just like the infinitive), you should be able to predict the other forms, even if you've never seen them.
There are seven modal verbs (if you count the two forms of mag). Start with the first three: dürfen, können, and mögen.
ich
wir
du
ihr
er, sie, es
sie (pl.)/Sie
ich
wir
du
ihr
er, sie, es
sie (pl.)/Sie
ich
wir
du
ihr
er, sie, es
sie (pl.)/Sie
Here are the rest of the modal verbs. Remember, if you memorize the change for "ich," you know what the rest of the verb forms will be.
ich
wir
du
ihr
er, sie, es
sie (pl.)/Sie
ich
wir
du
ihr
er, sie, es
sie (pl.)/Sie
ich
wir
du
ihr
er, sie, es
sie (pl.)/Sie
ich
wir
du
ihr
er, sie, es
sie (pl.)/Sie
Note: Your teacher will grade your response to ensure you receive proper credit for your answer.
Record yourself saying five things that you can, may, should, must, and want to do around the city using modal verbs and your new urban vocabulary.
Be sure to stop recording when finished; otherwise, your work will NOT be saved.
(10 points)
Can I go to the walking trail
We may visit the park
should you do that it looks dangerous
We must visit the new restaurant downtown?
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Sure! Here’s how you can express those five statements in German using modal verbs:
1. **Can I go to the walking trail?**
- **Kann ich zum Wanderweg gehen?**
2. **We may visit the park.**
- **Wir dürfen den Park besuchen.**
3. **Should you do that? It looks dangerous.**
- **Solltest du das machen? Das sieht gefährlich aus.**
4. **We must visit the new restaurant downtown.**
- **Wir müssen das neue Restaurant in der Innenstadt besuchen.**
5. **I want to see the art gallery.**
- **Ich möchte die Kunstgalerie sehen.**
Feel free to replace "I want to see the art gallery" with another statement that fits the requirements of your task if needed. Good luck with your recording!
1. **Can I go to the walking trail?**
- **Kann ich zum Wanderweg gehen?**
2. **We may visit the park.**
- **Wir dürfen den Park besuchen.**
3. **Should you do that? It looks dangerous.**
- **Solltest du das machen? Das sieht gefährlich aus.**
4. **We must visit the new restaurant downtown.**
- **Wir müssen das neue Restaurant in der Innenstadt besuchen.**
5. **I want to see the art gallery.**
- **Ich möchte die Kunstgalerie sehen.**
Feel free to replace "I want to see the art gallery" with another statement that fits the requirements of your task if needed. Good luck with your recording!