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WEES with Modals

Get to know the models: KAN, WIL, MAG, MOET. (See Vocabulary List)

Remember that WIL is not a future marker. It expresses desire, a will. Ek wil slaap. = I want to sleep. and so "Ek sal wil slaap." = "I will want to sleep."

(kan>kon; wil>wou; mag>mog; moet>moes)

Present/Hede:
Ons is hier.
Future/Toekoms:
Ons sal hier wees.
Past/Verlede:
Ons was hier.
Ons wil hier wees.
Ons kan hier wees.
Ons moet hier wees.
Ons mag hier wees.
Ons sal hier wil wees.
Ons sal hier kan wees.
Ons sal hier moet wees.
Ons sal hier mag wees.
Ons wou hier wees.
Ons kon hier wees.
Ons moes hier wees.
Ons mog hier wees.

 Can you make these sentences questions? Can you make them negative sentences?