E-1. Möchte, Hätte Gern

The following two verbs (möchte, hätte gern) behave like ’special‘ verbs (will, kann, muss, darf, soll, mag) by following the same pattern of endings:

However, they are easier to memorize because, unlike ’special‘ verbs  they don’t change between singular and plural:

möchte means “would like to”: 

Ich möchte Pommes mit Cola. = I would like fries with coke.

hätte gern means “would like to have”:

Gern can go to the end of the sentence or right after the object (whatever it is you would like):

Ich hätte gern Pommes mit Cola. = I would like fries with coke.

Ich hätte Pommes mit Cola gern. = I would like fries with coke.

• ich möchte (no ending) = I would like
• du möchtest (-st ending) = you would like
• er/sie/es möchte (no ending) = he/she/it would like
• wir möchten (-en ending) = we would like
• ihr möchtet (-t ending) = you guys would like
• sie/Sie möchten (-en ending)= they/You would like 

• ich hätte gern (no ending) = I would like to have
• du hättest gern (-st ending )= you would like to have
• er/sie/es hätte gern (no ending) = he/she/it would like to have
• wir hätten gern (-en ending) = we would like to have
• ihr hättet gern (-t ending) = you guys would like to have
• sie/Sie hätten gern (-en ending)= they/You would like to have 

Aufgabe 1. Look at the ending of hätte gern and möchte and insert the missing person. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.

1.                 hätte gern einen Kaffee!
2. Was hätten                  gern?
3. Was möchtest                 ?
4. Möchtet                  mich kennenlernen?
5.                 möchten jetzt ins Kino gehen.
6. Warum hättest                  gern einen Roboter als Freund?

Aufgabe 2. Match the first half of each sentence with a possible second part. Remember, word order is key here. 

Aufgabe 3. ‘möchte’ or ‘hätte’?  please give the verb an appropriate ending.

1. Ich …………… gern für Nasa arbeiten.
2. Er …………… so gern ein schnelles Auto.
3. Sie …………… ein neues Handy zum Geburtstag.
4. Zu meinem Geburtstag …………… ich einen BMW X6.
5. Fred und Roboter ……………gern Rachel kennenlernen.
6. Rachel …………… gern einen Roboter als Freund.

Aufgabe 4. How do you say the following in German?

1. We would like to go to the movies (ins Kino).
2. What would you (Polite) like? 
3. Why would you like to have a robot as a friend? 
4. I would like a coffee.
5. What would you (personal) like? 
6. Would you guys like to meet me?