Modal and Modal Perfect
MODAL AND MODAL PERFECT
Modal adalah bagian dari auxiliary verb (kata kerja bantu),
sehingga dapat diperlukan seperti kata kerja bantu. adapun fungsinya untuk
memberikan tambahan arti pada kata kerja yang disertai Modal selalu diikuti
kata kerja dasar (infinitive without to).
A. Modal
1. Can
a. Menyatakan kemampuan (ability)
contoh : she can speak three languages.
b. Menyatakan ijin (permission)
contoh : Can I borrow your dictionary ?
2. Could
a. Menyatakan kemampuan pada waktu lampau.
contoh : She could swimm well when she was young
3. May
a. Menyatakan ijin (permission)
contoh : May I read this Book ?
b. Menyatakan kemungkinan (possibility)
contoh : he may come late this morning.
4. Might
a. Merupakan bentuk lampau dari may
contoh : He said that he might come late
b. Menyatakan kemungkinan besar (strong possibility)
contoh : She might be at home today.
5. Must
a. Menyatakan kewajiban (obligation)
contoh : The students must study regularly
b. Menyatakan kebutuhan (necessity)
contoh : We must eat nutrious food
c. Menyatakan kesimpulan (conclusion)
contoh : she has been in england for many years. she spek English
fluently.
B. MODEL PERFECT
1. Must + have + Verb-3/been (pasti telah)
untuk menyatakan kepastian atau kesimpulan tentang sesuatu yang terjadi
pada waktu lampau (past conclusion)
contoh : The oil was frozen. It must have been very cold
last night.
2. Might + have
+ Verb-3/been (mungkin
telah)
untuk menyatakan kemungkinan pada waktu lampau (past possibility)
contoh : Desty came late this morning; she might have missed the
bus.
3. Should + have + Verb-3/been = ought to +
have +Verb-3/been (seharusnya telah)
untuk menyatakan saran yang seharusnya dilakukan pada waktu lampau
(past suggestion)
contoh : Lena has an examination today but she saw the film last
night; she should have been studying for exam last night.
4. Could + have + Verb-3/been (sebenarnya bisa)
untuk menyatakan kemampuan pada waktu lampau tetapi tidak terlalu
terlaksana atau tidak dilakukan.
contoh : we did not go last night. we could have gone to the
cinema but we dicided to stay at home.
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