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THE MODAL VERBS
THE MODAL VERBS
(Die Hilfszeitwörter)
CAN - MAY - MUST |
NO -s after he, she, it | He can speak English. She may go there. It must sleep now. |
NO do, does in questions and negation | Can you come? Sorry, I cannot. May he come to your party? No, he must not. She can not come at 10. |
Note: As modal verbs don’t have a past form (except can) and a past participle (3rd form) you can only use them with the present tense. When you use other tenses you have to replace them:
Ersatzformen: | can | → | to be able to |
must | → | have to | |
may | → | to be allowed to |
CAN – TO BE ABLE TO
I can drive. = I am able to drive.
Present tense | Past tense | Present perfect | Will - future | |
I | am able to drive. | was able to drive. | have been able to drive. | will be able to drive. |
He, she, it | is able to drive. | was able to drive. | has been able to drive. | will be able to drive. |
You, we, they | are able to drive. | were able to drive. | have been able to drive. | will be able to drive. |
MUST – HAVE TO
I must learn. = I have to learn.
Present tense | Past tense | Present perfect | Will – future | |
I, you, we, they | have to learn. | had to learn. | have had to learn. | will have to learn. |
He, she, it | has to learn. | had to learn. | has had to learn. | will have to learn. |
MAY – BE ALLOWED TO
I may go out – I am allowed to go out
Present tense | Past tense | Present perfect | Will – future | |
I | am allowed to go out. | was allowed to go out. | have been allowed to go out. | will be allowed to go out. |
he, she, it | is allowed to go out. | was allowed to go out. | has been allowed to go out. | will be allowed to go out. |
you, we, they | are allowed to go out. | were allowed to go out. | have been allowed to go out. | will be allowed to go out. |
NOTE: | I may | Ich darf |
I must not | Ich darf nicht | |
I must | Ich muss | |
I need not | Ich muss nicht |
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