MODAL AUXILIARIES

- Modal Auxiliaries adalah kata kerja bantu yang selalu diikuti kata kerja pertama.

- Modal Auxiliaries memiliki fungsi dalam kalimat yang berbeda

A. POLA MODAL AUXILIARIES :

(+) S + MODAL + V1

(–) S + MODAL NOT + V1

(?) MODAL + S + V1

B. MACAM MODAL AUXILIARIES

6. can 1. Should
7. could 2. May
8. will 3. Might
9. would 4. must
10. Shall 5. ought to

C. FUNCTION MODALS AUXILIARIES

- CAN

- Expressing an Ability
Example : She can sing beautifully.
I can do the test

- Expressing a Permission
Example : Can i come to your house?

- Expressing a Possibility
Example : He can be in the class now.
- COULD
- The past tense of Can
Example : Mary could sing a song when she was young.
She could not come here yesterday because she was ill.

- Request politely
Example : Could you help me now?
Could you take that book for me?
- Possibility
Example : She could be at home now, but she usually plays volleyball.
He could be very busy at that time.

- WIL

- Expressing a certainty
Example : I will go to Jakarta next week.
She will come here soon

- Promise
Example : I will ask her if I see
I will tell you if I understand

- WOULD

- The past tense of the Will

Example : He would be punished before he escaped.
She knows that it would be pleasant in Bali.

- Request and offers are politely

Example : Would you please help me?
Would you mind closing the window?

- If combined with ”LIKE” indicate passion or desire.

Example : I would like to eat.
Would you like to go there?

- If combined with "rather"

Example : I would rather be a doctor than a president.

I would rather have stayed home than went to the movies.
- SHALL

- Use future tense, for subject I dan we (has the meaning of "will" in the future
tense).
Example : I shall go to London tomorrow.
We shall buy a new motorcycle next week.

- Statements politely to give help or suggestions.

Example : Shall I do this?

- Use statements for Promise.

Example : You shall have a motorcycle
I shall meet her tomorrow.

- SHOULD

- past tense of shall

Example : When he come to my house I should go.
Should visit to your house before you came to my house.

- suggestion or advice.
Example : You are ill, you should go to the doctor soon.
She is tired, she should take a rest.

- MAY

- Requests for permission

Example : May I go home now? No, you may not.
Henry may be late.

- Request or expectation

Example : May you both the happy.

May God bless you

- MIGHT

- Possibility of are weaker than may

- Example : she might come last night

Alex might be late yesterday
 - Permit a more polite than may

Example : might I know your name?

might  I speak English, please?

- MUST
- Expressing a necessity
Example : You must go now.
I must do my homework soon.
- Expressing a Prohibition
Example : You must not smoke in the class.
Dea mustn't go there alone.
- Expressing a Certainty
Example : John must be upset. He failed in the final test.
Ega must go to school today. her final exams today

Modals auxiliaries =

- use as is – no change

- use with base verb – no “to”

- use “not”after modals when negative

example =

1. you must to finish your homework

2. i don’t can drive

3. you should not to smoke

4. we not could call you

5. he mights go to school

6. they can to stay with us

7. we would not to arrive on time