Modal verbs is words that express differnent kinds of things, for instance to express:
- ability
- posibility
- permission
- obligation
the modal verbs include:
- can could
- may might
- should ought to
- must haveto
- will shall would
How to application modal verbs in a sentence?
Use as is don't change
They do not change their form (spelling) and they have no infinitive or participle (past/present/future). so modal verbs no needed add -es, -s, -ing
for the example:
she can sing
Use base verb (Verb 1) after modal
don't ude word "to"
for the example:
he should come here
To make a negative sentence,
use "not" after modals don't use "don't, doesn't, isnot, are not, was not". excepet have to
example:
you should not go
Different function of each modal verbs
Can
used to express
• ability (kemampuan):
–
Dina can speak
English.
• permission (permisi/ijin):
–
Can I bring this book?
• possibility (kemungkinan):
–
Smoking can be
dangerous for our health.
Could
used to express:
• past
ability (kemampuan di waktu lampau):
–
When she was young, she could run
every day.
• permission (permisi/ijin):
–
Could you help me?
• bentuk
lampau dari can:
–
We know she can play tennis → We know she could play
tennis.
May
Used to express:
• possibility (kemungkinan):
–
It may rain
tonight.
• permission (permisi/ijin):
–
May I borrow your pencil? (May lebih
formal dan sopan dari can dan could)
Might
To express
• possibility (kemungkinan):
–
They might come tonight. (might lebih
lemah dari may)
• permission (permisi/ijin):
–
Might I go now? (Might lebih
formal dan sopan dari may, can dan could)
Will
To expresss:
• assumption (pengiraan):
–
I will not be at home this evening.
• mild
promise (janji ringan):
–
I will help
you if I can.
• request (permintaan):
–
Will you put this dictionary?
• refusal (penolakan):
–
I won’t go to Jakarta. (dalam bentuk
negative)
Would
To express:
• Kemauan atau niatan (willingness)
–
Would you like come to my house?
• kemungkinan (probability
in past future tense)
–
Kim
Heechul would be dating an Indonesian women this day.
Shall
To express:
• Obligation:
–
The teacher
shall report the students performance to their parents.
Should
TO EXPRESS:
• Suggestion
and advice :
–
Shinta should change
her mind about this case.
• Probability:
–
We should talk
to each other more often
Must
To express
• keharusan :
–
We must finish
our homework now
• prohibition:
–
henry must
obey the rule
Ought To
To express:
Advice:
It is raining so hard,
you ought to not go outside.
the video below is a little explanation from me about
"Capital Verbs"
sorry for bad resolution, and noisy audio
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