Modalverben 2 - Modal Verbs 2
PRÄSENS
(Present)		 PRÄTERITUM
(Preterite/Past)		 PERFEKT
(Pres. Perfect)
MÜSSEN - have to, must
ich muss
I must, have to		 ich musste
I had to		 ich habe gemusst *
I had to
du musst
you must, have to		 du musstest
you had to		 du hast gemusst *
you had to
er/sie muss
he/she must		 er/sie musste
he/she had to		 er/sie hat gemusst *
he/she had to
wir/Sie/sie müssen
we/you/they have to		 wir/Sie/sie mussten
we/you/they had to		 wir/Sie/sie haben gemusst *
we/you/they had to
ihr müsst
you (pl.) must		 ihr musstet
you (pl.) had to		 ihr habt gemusst *
you (pl.) had to
* In the present perfect or past perfect tense with another verb, the double infinitive construction is used, as in the following examples:
ihr habt sprechen müssen = you (pl.) had to speak
SOLLEN - should, ought to, supposed to
ich soll
I should		 ich sollte
I should have		 ich habe gesollt *
I should have
du sollst
you should		 du solltest
you should have		 du hast gesollt *
you should have
er/sie soll
he/she should		 er/sie sollte
he/she should have		 er/sie hat gesollt *
he/she should have
wir/Sie/sie sollen
we/you/they should		 wir/Sie/sie sollten
we/you/they should have		 wir/Sie/sie haben gesollt *
we/you/they should have
ihr sollt
you (pl.) should		 ihr solltet
you (pl.) should have		 ihr habt gesollt *
you (pl.) should have
* In the present perfect or past perfect tense with another verb, the double infinitive construction is used, as in the following examples:
wir haben gehen sollen = we should have gone
ich hatte fahren sollen = I had been supposed to drive
WOLLEN - want to
ich will
I want to		 ich wollte
I wanted to		 ich habe gewollt *
I wanted to
du willst
you want to		 du wolltest
you wanted to		 du hast gewollt *
you wanted to
er/sie will
he/she wants to		 er/sie wollte
he/she wanted to		 er/sie hat gewollt *
he/she wanted to
wir/Sie/sie wollen
we/you/they want to		 wir/Sie/sie wollten
we/you/they wanted to		 wir/Sie/sie haben gewollt *
we/you/they wanted to
ihr wollt
you (pl.) want to		 ihr wolltet
you (pl.) wanted to		 ihr habt gewollt *
you (pl.) wanted to
* In the present perfect or past perfect tense with another verb, the double infinitive construction is used, as in the following examples:
wir haben sprechen wollen = we wanted to speak
ich hatte gehen wollen = I had wanted to go