Konjunktiv II mit modal Verben Subjunctive mood with modals
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When the subjunctive mood is used in the present perfect with a modal verb, an interesting change occurs. Instead of using the past participle of the first verb along with the subjunctive of the helping verb as in Example number 1, a double infinitive occurs with the modal verb coming last as in Example 2. Ich hätte das gesagt. = I would have said that. Subjunctive form of helping verb Past Participle of secondary verb Ich hätte das sagen können. = I would have been able to say that. Subjunctive form of helping verb Infinitive form of secondary verb Infinitive form of modal verb When used like this with modal verbs, the helping verb will always be hätte, even if the verb is a verb that would otherwise use wäre as the helping verb. Ich wäre gegangen. = I would have gone. Ich hätte gehen können. = I would have been able to go. Let’s review the meanings of the modal verbs in their infinitive forms. müssen have to sollen supposed to wollen want to dürfen allowed to mögen können like to be able to Ich hätte das machen können. I would have been able to do that. Ich hätte das machen wollen. I would have wanted to do that. Ich hätte das machen mögen. I would have liked to do that. Ich hätte das machen dürfen. I would have been allowed to do that. Ich hätte das machen sollen. I should have done that. Ich hätte das machen müssen. I would have had to do that. 1) Ich hätte kommen können, wenn du mich gefragt hättest. I would have been able to come, if you would have asked me. 2) Er hätte gehen wollen, wenn wir ihn eingeladen hätten. (eingeladen – invited) He would have wanted to go, if we would have invited him. 3) Sie hätte spielen dürfen, wenn sie Ihre Arbeit getan hätte. She would have been allowed to play, if she would have done her work. 4) Ich hätte einen Computer kaufen mögen, wenn ich das Geld gehabt hätte. I would have liked to buy a computer, if I would have had the money. 5) Du hättest das nicht machen sollen. You should not have done that. 6) Ich hätte das sagen dürfen. I would have been allowed to say that. 7) Wohin hättest du fahren wollen? Where would you have wanted to drive to? What would you have been able to do? (machen – to do) Was hättest du machen können? I would have been allowed to see the film, if I would have done my homework. (die Hausaufgabe – homework / der Film / sehen / machen) Ich hätte den Film sehen dürfen, wenn ich meine Hausaufgabe gemacht hätte. He would have wanted to see that. Er hätte das sehen wollen. We should have invited her. (einladen – to invite) Wir hätten sie einladen sollen. Would you have been able to say no, if he would have asked you? (sagen /fragen) Hättest du ,,nein” sagen können, wenn er dich gefragt hätte? What would you have been allowed to say? Was hättest du sagen dürfen?
