Modal Bahasa Inggris
Modal Bahasa Inggris
Modal sering disebut juga sebagai auxiliary karena fungsinya dalam kalimat adalah sebagai kata kerja bantu.
- A. MODAL PRESENT
Rumus: S + MODAL (will, shall, must, may, ought to, can) + V1
| Modal | Fungsi | Contoh |
| Will (to be going to)
= akan |
menyatakan peristiwa yang akan datang | He will arrive tomorrow |
| menyatakan permintaan sopan | Will you open the door, please? | |
|
Shall = akan |
menyatakan peristiwa yang akan datang | We shall leave here next month. |
| menyatakan persetujuan | Shall I open the door? | |
| menyatakan keputusan yang harus dilaksanakan |
You shall open the door now! |
|
|
Must (has/have to) = harus, pasti |
keharusan (tidak boleh tidak dikerjakan) | You must study hard. |
|
kesimpulan sekarang (present) |
He has been living in USA for 10 years. He must speak English well. | |
| May
= mungkin, boleh |
kemungkinan sekarang (present) | He is absent. He may be sick. |
| ijin | May I go now? | |
| Ought to
= seharusnya |
menyatakan keharusan |
You ought to practice a lot before the competition. |
| Can
= dapat, mampu |
kemampuan | I can sing. |
| menyatakan kebolehan/ijin | Can I borrow your car? |
- MODAL PAST
Rumus: S + MODAL PAST (would, should, must/had to, might, could) + V1
| Modal past | Keterangan | Fungsi | Contoh |
| Would
= akan |
bentuk past dari will |
menyatakan permintaan sopan |
Would you like to open the door,
please? |
| Should
= akan |
bentuk past dari will | menyatakan sesuatu yang seharusnya
dikerjakan/tidak dikerjakan |
The man should not swim in that
dangerous beach. |
|
Must (had to) = harus, pasti |
bentuk past dari will/has to/have to |
keharusan (tidak boleh tidak dikerjakan) |
You must/had to study in biology
class yesterday. |
|
kesimpulan sekarang (present) |
He has been living in USA for 10 years. He must speak English well. | ||
| Might
= mungkin, boleh |
bentuk past dari may |
menyatakan ungkapan yang lebih sopan | Joni might do the exam well. |
|
menyatakan kemungkinan besar |
Ariel was absent yesterday. He
might be sick. |
||
| Could
= dapat, mampu |
bentuk past
dari can |
menyatakan permintaan yang lebih sopan | Could you open the door please? |
| menyatakan kebolehan/ijin | You could open the window. |
- MODAL PERFECT
Rumus: S + MODAL (must, might, should, could) + have + V3
| Modal past | Fungsi | Contoh |
| Must have + V3 | kesimpulan lampau | Anto passed the exam. He must have studied. |
| Might have + V3 | kemungkinan lampau | Anto was absent. He might have been sick. |
|
Should have + V3 |
keharusan yang tak dikerjakan pada waktu lampau | Contoh: Anto didn’t pass. He should have studied.
Fakta berlawanan arti: He didn’t study. |
|
kesimpulan sekarang (present) |
He has been living in USA for 10 years. He must speak
English well. |
|
|
Could have + V3 |
kemampuan yang tak digunakan di waktu lampau |
Anto could have done the homework himself.
Fakta berlawanan arti: He didn’t do the homework himself. |