Modal Verbs in Präteritum | Could, Had to, Wanted, liked… (A2)

Описание: In this lesson, you’ll learn how Germans really use modal verbs in the past tense using Präteritum — not textbook-heavy Perfekt forms.

🎯 In this video, you’ll learn how to say:
✔ could → konnte
✔ had to → musste
✔ wanted → wollte
✔ should → sollte
✔ was allowed to → durfte
✔ liked → mochte

0:00 Intro
0:53 Understanding Modal Verbs and Präteritum
4:32 Präteritum of Modal Verbs
7:20 Conjugation Table
9:23 Examples
15:18 Practice Exercise 1
15:46 Answers
19:51 Practice Exercise 2
20:15 Answers
22:49 Extra Knowledge Drops

🧠 What we cover in this A2 lesson:
• What modal verbs actually express in German
• Why Germans prefer Präteritum for modal verbs
• The exact sentence structure you must follow
• All modal verb forms without umlauts
• Common A2 mistakes learners make (and how to avoid them)
• Natural, real-life German examples
• Practice exercises to test yourself

📌 If you can confidently say:
ich konnte · ich musste · ich wollte
you’re already speaking more natural German than most learners at this level.

✍️ Exercises are included!
Write your answers in the comments — I personally correct them.

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