Materi #28, Modal verb (can - could)

Materi hari ini akan membahas modal verb dalam bentuk can—could

Can dan could ditempatkan sebelum kata kerja utama (main verb)

Secara umum can dan could memiliki makna yang sama yaitu bisa atau dapat

Can Could
Kemampuan (masa kini) Kemampuan (masa lampu)
I can play piano I could play piano
Minta izin Minta izin (secara sopan)
Can I borrow your pen please? Could I borrow you pen please?
Meminta sesuatu Meminta sesuatu (lebih sopan)
Can you help me please? Could you help me please?
Kemungkinan Kemungkinan (masa lalu)
It can get very cold You could have broken your door
Menawarkan bantuan Saran
Can I carry your bag? We could go to the movies if you like

Exercise 1

Fill the blank with can or could

Setelah modal verb, selalu 1. Tami is a smart girl. She ……. solve any problem
TIPS diikuti kata kerja dasar
(verb 1). 2. Ana is an athlete. She …...swim very fast , but it was 3
years ago

Misal: 3. ………… you please sign this paper, sir?

 I can swim = benar 4. They ………… have won if they tried harder

 I can to swim 5. It is raining so heavily. We ……… not go to the theatre

now
 I can swam = salah
 She can swams = salah