Modals

MODALS
Modals adalah bagian dari auxiliary yang merupakan sekelompok kata bantu dan memberikan arti tambahan pada suatu kalimat dalam kalimat. Setelah modals harus diikuti dengan V1 .
Ada 2 bentuk modal ,yaitu present modals dan juga past modals.
modalspresent Modals past
Can = bisa
May = boleh
Must = harus
Will = akan
Shall= akan
Should = harusnya Could
Might
Had to
Would
Should


Ada banyak kata yang sama dan juga bisa disebut sebagai pengganti modals.
Can / could = be able to , manage to
May / might = probable , possible , presumable, perhaps
Must = have to , need to
Will / shall = be going to , be about to
Should = had better , ought to , be supposed to

Modals
Please see the following sentences. Please mark C if it is CORRECT, and I if it is INCORRECT.
1. May I borrow your book, please? <…..>C
2. I will to go to Semarang next week. <…..>C
3. She can not to visit that historic area. <…..>I
4. You may ride the motor cycle if you have Driving Lisence. <…..>I
5. Sheila can go to my house yesterday. <…..>C
6. Your glass is empty. …. I get you some more fresh water?
A. shall
B. will
C. can
D. should
7. We …. like to visit that new store some day.
A. shall
B. will
C. can
D. would
8. You are sick, but you don’t come hospital to see a doctor.
You …. visit him soon.
A. would
B. could
C. should
D. will
9. “I really don’t know why Tony didn’t come to the meeting”.
“There ….. something wrong with him.
A. might be
B. could be
C. will be
D. must have been
10. “Rini is old enough. She …. know better than the others about it.
A. will
B. could
C. must
D. may be
11. My motorcycle runs out of oil. I ….buy it because I will ride it to the meeting.
A. should
B. may
C. can
D. must
12. Yanti looks so pale and weak. He must be sick. The underlined sentence means:
A. He has to be sick
B. Maybe he is sick
C. It’s possible that he is sick.
D. I conclude that he is sick
13. “I could have somebody else to carry the heavy bags” It means :
A. I carried the heavy bags
B Somebody else carried the heavy bags for me
C. I asked someone carry the heavy bags.
D. I would carry the heavy bags myself.
Exercises :
14. They study hard,because next April they will take the examination
A. Will B. Should C. Can
15. You ____ permit to your mother.if you go to school
A. Must B. May C. Mustn’t
16. She ____ come here tommorow.
A. Will B. Can C. Must
17. He ____ speak English well if he took English course .
A. Will B. Can C. Could
18. You seem to be having trouble there. ____I help you?
A. Would B. Will C. Shall
19. Teddy got a bed score for his examination, ____study hard for next
A. Should have studied B. Could have studied C. Might have studied
20. My father ____ play guitar when he was child
A. Shall B. Can C. Could