Punch and Judy Puppe Kasperltheater Theater

Lesson 88: Past tense of modal verbs 2 – Vergangenheit Modalverben 2

Learn the past tense of the modal verbs "wollen" and "dürfen". Expand your vocabulary with the Audio Tutor. Here you can learn new words and improve your pronunciation.

Fill in the gaps.

My son did not want to play with the doll. – Mein Sohn wollte nicht mit der Puppe spielen.
My daughter did not want to play football / soccer (am.). – Meine Tochter wollte nicht Fuß-ball spielen.
My wife did not want to play chess with me. – Meine Frau wollte nicht mit mir Schach spie-len.

My children did not want to go for a walk. – ___________________
They did not want to tidy the room. – ____________________
_____________________ – ____________________

He was not allowed to eat ice cream. – ____________________
He was not allowed to eat chocolate. – ___________________
_____________________ – ____________________

I was allowed to make a wish. – ____________________
I was allowed to buy myself a dress.  _____________________
_____________________ – ____________________

Were you allowed to smoke in the airplane? – ____________________
Were you allowed to drink beer in the hospital? – ____________________
_____________________ – ____________________

During the holidays the children were allowed to remain outside late. – ___________________
They were allowed to play in the yard for a long time. – ___________________
_____________________ – ____________________