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English — modal verbs

The modal verbs in full: every verb conjugated through all persons in the present, with the meaning of each form in your language.

The modal verbs in full: every verb conjugated through all persons in the present, with the meaning of each form in your language.

can — can
Person Form Meaning
I can I can
you can you can
he/she/it can he/she/it can
we can we can
you can you (pl.) can
they can they can
must — must / have to
Person Form Meaning
I must I must
you must you must
he/she/it must he/she/it must
we must we must
you must you (pl.) must
they must they must
want — ordinary verb + to-infinitive
Person Form Meaning
I want I want
you want you want
he/she/it wants he/she/it wants
we want we want
you want you (pl.) want
they want they want
may — may / be allowed to
Person Form Meaning
I may I may / am allowed to
you may you may
he/she/it may he/she/it may
we may we may
you may you (pl.) may
they may they may
should — should / ought to
Person Form Meaning
I should I should
you should you should
he/she/it should he/she/it should
we should we should
you should you (pl.) should
they should they should
⚠ Note

An English modal takes a bare infinitive; German places that infinitive at the end of the clause (Ich kann Deutsch sprechen), while Polish does not require clause-final position. English modals (can, must, may, should) do not change for person — he can, not he cans; want is not a modal and takes a to-infinitive (he wants to speak). German modals share the ich- and er-form.

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