Aisyah Rizana Rahmah/10213505/4ea18
MODAL AUXILIARY
The principal English modal
auxiliaries are can, could, may, might, ought to, shall, should, will and
would, do not change form for different subjects. The simple form of using
modals auxiliaries as follows form bellow:
I
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Modals + Verb 1 + Adjective
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You (Singular)
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He
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We
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You (Plural)
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They
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There is
separate section or purpose on the modal auxiliaries, which divides these verbs
into their various meanings of necessity, advice, ability, expectation,
permission, possibility, etc. But there are several cases for example of using
modals such as have, has and had. These word is using to forming present
perfect tense and past perfect tense which is they have form as follow form
below:
Present Perfect Tense
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Past Perfect Tense
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Subject + (Have/Has) + V3 + Adjective
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Subject + Had + V3 + Adjective
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Example for
present perfect tense, “I have finished my homework.”. and then an example for
past perfect tense, “I had visited Tokyo Tower last year.”. For other words of
modal auxiliaries can follow simple form as follow in first table.
Ø Uses of Can and Could
The modal auxiliary can be used to express ability (in the
sense of being able to do something or knowing how to do something). Example:
He can speak Indonesian but he can’t write it very well. And then the modal auxiliary could be used to express an ability in
the past. Example: I could ride a bicycle when I was kid.
Ø Uses of May and Might
May can be used to asking
permission. For example,“May I join to your class?”. And then might is the past
tense of may, Might is considerably more tentative than may. Might also can be
used for asking permission and expressing possibility. For example, “He might
be my supervisor for my final task.”.
Ø Uses of will and Would
Will can be used to express
intention (especially in the first person). For example, “I will finish my
homework later.”. and then would can be used to offer some product to somebody
in the polite way. For example, “Would you like to order some coffee sir?”.
Ø Uses of Shall and Should
Shall is used to express the simple
future for first person I and we. For example, “Shall we be traveling to Tokyo
next holiday?”. And then should can be used for advising someone to do
something. For example, “You should go to doctor if you are sick.”.
References
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Capital
Community College Foundation, "Helping and Modal Auxiliary
Verbs," 2004. [Online]. Available:
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/auxiliary.htm. [Accessed 16 June
2017].
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