Konjugation des Modalverbs can mit Ersatzformen

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Das Modalverb can bildet die Zeiten mit Ersatzformen. Hier finden Sie eine komplette Übersicht. Kurz zu den Besonderheiten:

  • Das Verb hat kein Progressive [Pg].
  • Die Ersatzform ist to be able to.
  • Das Gerund ist being able to.

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Besondere Bedeutungen

could

Die Form could heißt manchmal „konnte“ und manchmal „könnte“. Die deutsche Form könnte ist Konjunktiv, drückt also so etwas wie Möglichkeit oder Wahrscheinlich aus. Im Englischen gibt es fast keinen Konjunktiv mehr, die Modalverben helfen, diese Bedeutung auszudrücken.

Man kann die Form could als das simple past von can verwenden, aber wenn man Fähigkeit anstelle von Möglichkeit ausdrücken möchte, ist die Ersatzform to be able to die bessere Wahl.

  • Could you bake a cake? Könntest du bitte einen Kuchen backen?
  • She could bake when she was six. Sie konnte mit sechs Jahren schon backen.
  • She was not able to bake at all. Sie hatte nicht die Fähigkeit zu backen.

Could have

Die Form could have sieht aus wie eine Zeitform, hat aber mehr modale Bedeutung als temporale, in etwa wie der deutsche Konjunktiv II „hätte tun können“. Sie bezieht sich nur auf die Vergangenheit.

  • I could have done it, but I didn't feel like it. Ich hätte das tun können, hatte aber keine Lust dazu.

Übungen

Bei Agendaweb gibt es viele Übungen zu can, could und be able to.

 
simple present
positive
I can
you can
he/she/it can
we can
you can
they can
negative
I cannot
you cannot
he/she/it cannot
we cannot
you cannot
they cannot
question
Can I?
Can you?
Can he?
Can we?
Can you?
Can they?
 
simple past
positive
I could
you could
he/she/it could
we could
you could
they could
I was able to
you were able to
he/she/it was able to
we were able to
you were able to
they were able to
negative
I could not
you could not
he could not
we could not
you could not
they could not
I was not able to
you were not able to
he was not able to
we were not able to
you were not able to
they were not able to
question
Could I?
Could you?
Could he?
Could we?
Could you?
Could they?
Was I able to?
Were you able to?
Was he able to?
Were we able to?
Were you able to?
Were they able to?
 
present perfect
positive
I have been able to
you have been able to
he has been able to
we have been able to
you have been able to
they have been able to
negative
I have not been able to
you have not been able to
he has not been able to
we have not been able to
you have not been able to
they have not been able to
question
Have I been able to?
Have you been able to?
Has he been able to?
Have we been able to?
Have you been able to?
Have they been able to?
 
past perfect
positive
I had been able to
you had been able to
he had been able to
we had been able to
you had been able to
they had been able to
negative
I had not been able to
you had not been able to
he had not been able to
we had not been able to
you had not been able to
they had not been able to
question
Had I been able to?
Had you been able to?
Had he been able to?
Had we been able to?
Had you been able to?
Had they been able to?
 
will-future
positive
I will be able to
you will be able to
he will be able to
we will be able to
you will be able to
they will be able to
negative
I will not be able to
you will not be able to
he will not be able to
we will not be able to
you will not be able to
they will not be able to
question
Will I be able to?
Will you be able to?
Will he be able to?
Will we be able to?
Will you be able to?
Will they be able to?
 
future perfect
positive
I will have been able to
you will have been able to
he will have been able to
we will have been able to
you will have been able to
they will have been able to
negative
I will not have been able to
you will not have been able to
he will not have been able to
we will not have been able to
you will not have been able to
they will not have been able to
question
Will I have been able to?
Will you have been able to?
Will he have been able to?
Will we have been able to?
Will you have been able to?
Will they have been able to?
 
conditional 1
positive
I would be able to
you would be able to
he would be able to
we would be able to
you would be able to
they would be able to
negative
I would not be able to
you would not be able to
he would not be able to
we would not be able to
you would not be able to
they would not be able to
question
Would I be able to?
Would you be able to?
Would he be able to?
Would we be able to?
Would you be able to?
Would they be able to?
 
conditional 2
positive
I would have been able to
you would have been able to
he would have been able to
we would have been able to
you would have been able to
they would have been able to
negative
I would not have been able to
you would not have been able to
he would not have been able to
we would not have been able to
you would not have been able to
they would not have been able to
question
Would I have been able to?
Would you have been able to?
Would he have been able to?
Would we have been able to?
Would you have been able to?
Would they have been able to?
This file was last modified: July 27 2023 14:27
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