LESSON 6
Modal Auxiliary Can,
Could
Kata Kerja
Bantu Modal Can, Could
Modal auxiliary verb can dan could bisa memiliki makna lebih dari satu. Kata ini bisa menyatakan:
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Ability - Kemampuan
-
Request - Memohon
-
Offering help - Menawarkan
bantuan
-
Asking Permission -
Meminta ijin
-
Allow the
Permission - Memberi ijin
Penggunaan ‘could’ bisa berarti lebih sopan dari pada ‘can’.
Can – Ability = Kemampuan
I
can operate computer.
He
can speak English.
Can
you drive a car?
Can
they work well?
Can - Request = Memohon
Can
you help me, please?
Can
you open the door for me, please?
Can
you show me the way to the hotel, please?
Can
you tell me your name, please?
Can – Offering Help = Menawarkan Bantuan
Can
I help you?
Can
I open the door for you?
Can
I take a cup of tea for you?
Can – Asking Permission = Meminta Ijin
Can
I sit here?
Can
I sing a song now?
Can
I come to your house?
Can – Allow Permission = Mengijinkan
You
can sit here.
You
can sing a song now.
You
can come to my house.
Contoh Kalimat menggunakan Could
Could – Ability = dapat
I
could operate computer.
He
could speak English.
Could
you drive a car?
Could
they work well?
Could – More Polite Request = Memohon Lebih Sopan
Could
you help me, please?
Could
you open the door for me, please?
Could
you show me the way to the hotel, please?
Could
you tell me your name, please?
Could – Offering Help = Menawarkan Bantuan
Could
I help you?
Could
I open the door for you?
Could
I take a cup of tea for you?
Could – Asking Permission = Meminta Ijin
Could
I sit here?
Could
I sing a song now?
Could
I come to your house?
Could – Allow Permission = Mengijinkan
You
could sit here.
You
could sing a song now.
You
could come to my house.
Lihat juga artinya dalam bahasa Indonesia.
Lihat juga contoh percakapannya.
Lihat juga pembahasan grammarnya.