Lektion 7 - Konjunktiv mit Modalverben; Passiv mit Modalverb; Leseverstehen: Das deutsche Bildungssystem
This lesson looks at Konjunktiv II with modal verbs and the passive voice with modal verbs — key structures for B2 level. It includes tables, examples and exercises taken directly from the curriculum.
About this lesson
In this lesson you will learn how to use Konjunktiv II with modal verbs in German — in the present, past and future tenses. You will see how modal verbs form the so-called 'double infinitive' in the past Konjunktiv II. You will also work with the passive voice in combination with modal verbs and understand the difference between the personal and the impersonal passive. Through exercises taken directly from the textbook you will master these complex constructions, which are necessary for an advanced command of German. The lesson also includes reading comprehension related to the German education system.
40 minutes
What you'll learn
Form Konjunktiv II of the modal verbs in the present and past tenses
Understand the principle of the 'double infinitive' in the past Konjunktiv II
Recognise that Konjunktiv II expresses the opposite of the indicative
Transform active sentences with a modal verb into the passive
Distinguish between the personal and the impersonal passive with a modal verb
Use these constructions in real communicative situations
Lesson vocabulary
könntenKönnten Sie mir bitte auch etwas Brot geben?
dürfteDas dürfte richtig sein.
müssteIch müsste eigentlich jetzt gehen.
sollteDie Umfahrungsstraße soll noch dieses Jahr gebaut werden.
wollteIch will nicht immer kritisiert werden.
möchteIch möchte einen Döner ohne Soße.
hätte ... könnenGestern war Freitag. Ich hätte ins Kino gehen können.