Semua auxiliary verbs “kecuali be, do
dan have” disebut modals. Tidak seperti auxiliary verbs lainnya, modals juga
berfungsi sebagai kata kerja Bantu dan tidak dapat berdiri sendiri.
Perhatikan contoh-contoh Modals di bawah ini beserta fungsi dari Modals
melalui contoh kalimat yang diberikan.
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Can
- They can control their own
budgets. (kemampuan/kemungkinan)
- Can I smoke here? (Minta
Izin)
- Can you help me?
(Permintaan)
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Could
- Could I borrow your
dictionary? (Minta Izin)
- Could you say it again more
slowly? (Permintaan)
- We could try to fix it
ourselves. (Saran)
- I think we could have another
Gulf War. (Kemungkinan)
- He gave up his old job so he
could work for us. (Kemampuan)
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May
- May I have another cup of
coffee? (Minta Izin)
- China may become a major economic
power. (Kemungkinan)
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Might
- They might give us a 10% discount.
(Kemungkinan)
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Must
- We must say good-bye now.
(Keharusan)
- They mustn’t disrupt the work
more than necessary. (Larangan)
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Ought
to
- We ought to employ a professional
writer. (Menyarankan)
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Shall
(jarang
dipakai di Amerika)
- Shall I help you with your
luggage? (Menawarkan)
- Shall we say 2.30 then?
(Menyarankan)
- Shall I do that or will you?
(Meminta)
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Should
- We should sort out this
problem at once. (Menyarankan)
- I think we should check
everything again. (Merekomendasikan)
- Profits should increase next
year. (Prediksi tak tentu)
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Will
- I can’t see any taxis so I’ll
walk. (Keputusan Spontan)
- I’ll do that for you if you
like. (Menawarkan)
- I’ll get back to you first
thing on Monday. (Janji)
- Profits will increase next
year. (Prediksi tak tentu)
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Would
- Would
you mind if I brought a colleague with me? (Minta Izin)
- Would
you pass the salt please? (Permintaan)
- Would
you mind waiting a moment? (Permintaan)
- “Would
three o’clock suit you?” – “That’d be fine.” (Mengatur)
- Would
you like to play golf this Friday? (Mengundang)
- “Would
you prefer tea or coffee?” – “I’d like tea please.” (Merujuk)
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Modal
auxiliary verbs selalu diikuti oleh bentuk kata kerja pertama.
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