Modal Auxiliaries

Can, could, had better, may, might, must, ought to, shall, should, will, would

Necessary, advisable, permissible, possible/probable, the strength of these attitudes

Permintaan Sopan dengan “I” sebagai Subjek

May I and could I are used to request permission. They are equally polite. Might is also possible. Might I is
quite formal and polite; it is used much less frequently than may I or could I.
Can I is used informally to request permission, especially if the speaker is talking to someone s/he knows
fairly well.
Can I is usually not considered as polite as may I or could I.

Permintaan Sopan dengan “You” sebagai Subjek

The meaning of would you and will you in a polite request is the same. Would you is more common and is
often considered more polite. The degree of politeness, however, is often determined by the speaker's tone
of voice.
Basically, could you and would you have the same meaning. The difference is slight:
would you = Do you want to do this please?
could you = Do you want to do this please, and is it possible for you to do this?
Could you and would you are equally polite.
Can you is often used informally. It usually sounds less polite than could you or would you.

Permintaan Sopan dengan Would You Mind

ASKING PERMISSION
Would you mind if I is followed by the simple past. Sometimes in informal spoken English, the simple present
is used. The simple past does not refer to past time after would you mind; it refers to present or future time.
ASKING SOMEONE ELSE TO DO SOMETHING
Would you mind is followed by -ing (a gerund).

Mengekspresikan Kebutuhan: Must, Have To, Have Got To

Must and have to both express necessity. In everyday statements of necessity, have to is used more
commonly than must. Must is usually stronger than have to and can indicate urgency or stress importance.
Have got to also expresses the idea of necessity. Have got to is informal and is used primarily in spoken
English. Have to is used in both formal and informal English.
The idea of past necessity is expressed by had to. There is no other past form for must (when it means
necessity) or have got to.

Tidak Adanya Keharusan dan Larangan: Have To dan Must di dalam Bentuk Negatif
LACK OF NECESSITY
When used in the negative, must and have to have different meanings.
do not have to = lack of necessity.
must not = prohibition (DO NOT DO THIS!)
Lack of necessity may also be expressed by need not + the simple form of a verb. The use of needn't as an
auxiliary verb is chiefly British other than when it is used in certain common expression.

Anjuran: Should, Ought To, Had Better

Should and ought to have the same meaning: they express advisability. The meaning ranges in strength from
a suggestion (“This is a good idea.”) to a statement about responsibility or duty (“This is a very important
thing to do.”).
In meaning, had better is close to should/ought to, but had better is usually stronger. Often had better implies
a warning or a threat of possible bad consequences.
Had better has a present or future meaning. It is followed by the simple form of a verb. It is more common in
speaking than writing.

Bentuk Lampau dari Should

Should have + past participle.
Should not have + past participle.
The past form of ought to is ought to have + past participle. It has the same meaning as the past form of
should. In the past, should is used more commonly than ought to. Had better is only rarely used in a past
form and usually only in speaking, not writing.

Harapan: Be Supposed To dan Be To

Be supposed to and be to (a form of be followed immediately by an infinitive) express the idea that someone
expects something to happen. Be supposed to and be to often express expectations about scheduled events
or correct procedures. Be to is stronger, more definite, than be supposed to.
Be supposed to and be to also express expectations about behavior; often they give the idea that someone
expects a particular person to do something.
Be supposed to is close in meaning to should, but be supposed to gives the idea that someone expects
(requests or requires) this behavior.
Be to is close in meaning to must, but be to includes the idea that someone else strongly expects (demands
or orders) this behavior.
Be to is used to state strong expectations: e.g., rules, laws, instructions, demands, orders.

Memberikan Saran: Let's, Why Don't, Shall I/We

Let's is followed by the simple form of a verb.
Why don't is used primarily in spoken English to make a friendly suggestion.
When shall is used with “I” or “we” in a question, the speaker is usually making a suggestion and asking
another person if s/he agrees with this suggestion.

Memberikan Saran: Could

Could can be used to make suggestions.
Should gives definite advice. Could offers suggestions or possibilities.
Might (but not may) can also be used to make suggestions, but the use of could is more common.

Mengekspresikan Tingkat Kepastian Present Time

Affirmative Degrees of Certainty
100% sure: be
95% sure: must be
less than 50% sure: may be, might be, could be
Negative Degrees of Certainty
100% sure: be not
99% sure: couldn't be, can't be
95% sure: must not be
less than 50% sure: may not be, might not be

Future Time
100% sure: will
90% sure: should, ought to
less than 50% sure: may, might, could
+V1
Should/ought to can be used to express expectations about future events. The past form of should/ought to
is used to mean that the speaker expected something that did not occur.

Menggunakan Used To (Habitual Past) dan Be Used To

Used to expresses a habit, activity, or situation that existed in the past but which no longer exists.
Be used to means be accustomed to.
To express habitual past, used is followed by an infinitive.
Be used to and be accustomed to are followed by an -ing verb form (a gerund).

Menggunakan Would untuk Menyatakan Aksi Berulang pada Masa Lalu

Would can be used to express an action that was repeated regularly in the past. When would is used to
express this idea, it has the same meaning as used to (habitual past).
When used to expresses a situation that existed in the past, would may not be used as an alternative. Would
is used only for regularly repeated actions in the past.

Would rather expresses preference.

Menggunakan Can dan Be Able To

Can usually expresses the idea that something is possible because certain characteristics or conditions
exist. Can combines the ideas of possibility and ability.
Can is also used to give permission. In giving permission, can is usually used in informal situations, may is
usually used in formal situations.
The use of be able to in the simple present is uncommon (but possible).
Be able to is more commonly used in combination with other auxiliaries.
Kemampuan Masa Lalu: Could
In affirmative sentences about past ability, could usually means “used to be able to”. The use of could usually
indicates that the ability existed in the past but does not exist now.
If the speaker is talking about an ability to perform an act at one particular time in the past, was/were able to
can be used in affirmative sentences but not could.