1.
Function
Can – Could – (be) able to
Functions:
To show ability
To suggest a possibility or to give
an option
To ask for or to give permission
To show impossibility
May – Might
Functions:
To ask for or to give permission
(formal)
To show possibility
Must – have/has/had to
Function:
To show necessity
To show lack of necessity
Will – Would – (be) going to
Function:
To indicate future time
To make a promise or to show
willingness
To state a general truth
To ask a polite question
2.
Differences
Berikut adalah beberapa perbedaan
penting dalam penggunaan modal verbs :
Modal verbs atau kata kerja modal
yang tidak memerlukan “s” pada kata ganti orang ketiga.
contoh: “He can speak Chinese” “Dia
bisa berbahasa Cina”
“She should be here by 09:00” “Dia
harus berada di sini sampai 09:00”
Gunakan “not” atau “tidak” untuk
membuat kata kerja modal berbentuk negatif, bahkan dalam Simple Present Tense
dan Simple Past Tense.
contoh: “He should not be late”
“Dia tidak seharusnya terlambat”
“They might not come to the party”
“Mereka tidak mungkin datang ke pesta”
Ada beberapa kata kerja modal yang
tidak dapat digunakan pada waktu lampau atau past tense dan pada keterangan
waktu akan dating atau future tense.
contoh: “He will can go with us”
Not Correct “Dia akan bisa pergi dengan kami” Tidak benar
“She musted study very hard” Not
Correct “Dia harus belajar sangat keras” Tidak benar
3.
Example
can – could – (be) able to
Could you please send us your
catalogue?
You can buy anything with your
money but you can not buy love.
Can you spin a top?
may – might
May you enjoy good health.
The instructor might have come to
class late yesterday.
must – have/has/had to
We must go to bed now.
Did Safina have to cook last night
?
will – would – (be) going to
He will go to Mount Kawi tomorrow.
The federal government will provide
assistance to the hurricane victims.
shall – should – ought to
Shall we pay a call him?
You should see the doctor.
It ought to be done.
MODALS