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Modals Bahasa Inggris
Modals Bahasa Inggris
Modal Verbs
What are modal verbs?
4 They are: • Ought to
• Can
They are Auxiliary verbs that
• Could
provide additional and specific
• May meaning to the main verb of the
• Might sentence
• Must
• Shall Modal verbs are sometimes
• Should referred to as
• Will Modal Auxiliary verbs because
they help other verbs
• Would
How do we use modals?
S M V
Subject Verb
Would (1) Past (used to) When I was young, I would play
badminton
Would (2) Present unreal I would buy the car but I can’t afford
it
Double Concept Modal
Modal Concept Examples
Shall (1) Educated expression Excuse me, I shall go now
Offer Shall I clean it?
Shall (2) Contractual obligation The company shall pay on January 1st
Could (2) Past Ability She could play the piano, not anymore
May have Past unreal We may have passed the test, but it was in
Possibility French
Might have Past Unreal Small You might have sold the house, if you
Probability really needed the money
Should have Past unreal You should have listened to the doctor
Recommendation
Must have Past unreal We must have been crazy!
Assumption
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