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CHAPTER

Can & Will


The Function of CAN &
WILL
WILL and WOULD
CAN and COULD

▸ Ability : Kemampuan ▸ Future (WILL)


I can sing well / I could sing well when I was kid
I will celebrate my birthday party tomorrow.
▸ Possibility : kemungkinan
I can take you home / I could call you anytime ▸ Informal Request (WILL)
▸ Permission : izin
Will you take an English course?
Can I take you home? / Could I take you home
▸ Suggestion : saran ▸ Future in the past (WOULD)
If you study hard, you can pass the test / You could sing better
than me We would have breakfast at 8 in the morning.
▸ Request : permintaan
Can you help me? / Could you please help me?
▸ Polite Request (WOULD)
▸ Offers : tawaran Would you like to help me make this cake?
If you are busy, I can take care of your sister / If you are free we
could have dinner tonight 2
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CAN & COULD


CAN
▸ Positive : S + can + Verb 1
I can play the game.

▸ Negative : S + can + not + Verb 1


She can not (can’t) cook soup.

▸ Interrogative : Can + S + Verb 1 ?


Can you help me ?
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COULD
▸ Positive : S + could + Verb 1
He could walk 30 kilometers away.

▸ Negative : S + could + not + Verb 1


They could not (couldn’t) dance.

▸ Interrogative : Could + S + Verb 1 ?


Could you help me ?
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WILL & WOULD
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WILL
▸ Positive : S + will + Verb 1
We will come to your school.

▸ Negative : S + will + not + Verb 1


You will not go there.

▸ Interrogative : Will + S + Verb 1 ?


Will you buy me iced tea, please ?
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WOULD
▸ Positive : S + would + Verb 1
They would like a room for two person.

▸ Negative : S + would + Not + Verb 1


Anna wouldn’t like a surprise birthday party.

▸ Interrogative : Would + S + Verb 1 ?


Would you bring my books to the library?
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You must know …..
Can not  Can’t

Could not  Couldn’t

Will not  Won’t

Would not  Wouldn’t

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Summary
1. When we want to show one’s ability:
She can play the guitar.
2. When we want to know someone’s ability:
Can you say the alphabet backwards?
3. When we want to invite someone to do something:
Can we play “ular naga” now?
4. When we want to express what we intend to do:
I’ll turn on the lights.

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