A2Tenses16 exercises
Das Präteritum der Modalverben
Simple Past of Modal Verbs
Learn the Präteritum forms of modal verbs: konnte, musste, wollte, durfte, sollte, mochte.
How the rule begins
Just like sein and haben, modal verbs are frequently used in the Präteritum even in speech. It is more natural to say ich konnte than "ich habe gekonnt".
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