Kapitel 12 Willst du zu meiner Party kommen? 3. Sprachbewusstsein Language awareness
(a) In this chapter there are many examples of sentences with the verbs 'wollen' (to want to), 'mögen' (to like) and 'können' (to be able to/can). These verbs are part of a group called ‘modal verbs’ and are used a lot, both in English and in German,
wollen 1. Ich will dich etwas fragen. 2. Das will ich feiern.
mögen 3. Magst du kommen? 4. Magst du vielleicht ein paar Snacks wie Popcorn oder Chips mitbringen?
können 5. Ich kann zu deiner Party kommen. 6. Kann ich etwas mitbringen?
(b) Write out the six sentences and underline the two verbs in each sentence. (c) Complete the rule:
In statements, the modal verb in German is always in ____________ position and the other verb goes to the ___________ of the sentence.
(d) The exception is the ‘yes/no’ question (i.e. a question that can be answered with yes or no and doesn’t use a question word like why, where etc.): Willst du kommen? Do you want to come? Complete the rule:
In German yes/no questions, the modal verb is in _____ position in the sentence and the other verb is at the __________ of the sentence.
(e) Complete the verb tables for ‘mögen’ and ‘wollen’. mögen
