Modal Verbs (Modalverben und ihre Ersatzformen) Modalverben sind Verben wie dürfen, können, mögen, müssen, sollen, wollen. Sie drücken eine Fähigkeit, eine Erlaubnis, einen Wunsch usw. auf eine Tätigkeit aus. (Ich kann, darf, will schwimmen.) Im Englischen können Modalverben oft nicht in allen Zeitformen verwendet werden. Deshalb müssen wir die Ersatzformen kennen. Modalverb Übersetzung Ersatzform must müssen to have to must not can may need need not nicht dürfen können,fähig sein dürfen brauchen, müssen nicht müssen shall / should/ sollen ought to not to be allowed to Beispielsatz I must swim. = I have to swim. I must not swim. = I am not allowed to swim. to be able to I can swim. = I am able to swim. to be allowed to I may swim. = I am allowed to swim. to have to I need to swim. = I have to swim. not to have to to be supposed to / to be expected to / to be to I need not swim. = I don't have to swim. I shall / should / ought to swim. = I am supposed to swim. / I am expected to swim. / I am to swim. MODAL VERBS Modal VERB CAN I can come I could come Present Past Present Perfect Past Perfect Future I Conditional I I could come Conditional II I could have come MAY Present I may come Past Present Perfect Past Perfect Future Conditional I Imay come Conditional II I may have come MUST Present I must come Past Present Perfect Past Perfect Future Conditional I Conditional II SHALL Present I shall come Past I should come Present Perfect Past Perfect Future Conditional I Conditional II I should have NEGATION CANNOT/ CAN’T I cannot come I could not come I could not come I could not have come MUST NOT I must not come I might not come I might not have come NEED NOT I need not come SHALL NOT I shall not I should not I should not have SUBSTITUTE TO BE ABLE TO DO I am able to come I was able I have ben able I had been able I will be able I would be able I would have been able TO BE ALLOWED I am allowed I was allowed I have been allowed I had been allowed I will be allowed I would be allowed I would have been allowed TO HAVE TO I have to come I had to I have had to I had had to I will have to I would have to I would have had to TO BE TO DO I am to come I was to e I have been to I had been to I will be to I would be to I would have been to Modal Verbs haben keinen Infinitiv, kein3.Pers.Sg. ‘s’, kein Past Participle, keine -ing Form und bilden die Frage und Verneinung ohne ‘ to do’. iliary-verbs