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Simple past tense - modal auxiliary verbs

The modal auxiliary verbs form their past tense by inserting the -t- tense marker between a stem without an Umlaut and the personal ending.

Infinitive Simple past Meaning
dürfen
können
mögen
müssen
sollen
wollen
durfte
konnte
mochte
musste
sollte
wollte
was permitted to
was able to, could
liked to
had to
was supposed to
wanted to