Modal verb (atau modal auxiliary verb)
Can adalah modal
verb (atau modal auxiliary verb).
Pola
(+) S
+ can + V1
(-) S
+ cannot/can’t + V1
(?)
Can + S + V1
Bentuk
orang ketiga tunggal (third person singular) tidak ditambah akhiran –s.
- She cans swim very well. (Salah)
- She can swim very well. (Benar)
Kalimat
pertanyaan dan negatif tanpa menggunakan do.
- Do you can swim? (Salah)
- Can you swim? (Benar)
- I don’t can swim. (Salah)
-
I can’t swim. (Benar)
Setelah can, gunakan infinitive tanpa to (infinitive without to).
- I can to speak a little English. (Salah)
- I can speak a little English. (Benar)
Can tidak memiliki bentuk infinitive atau participles.
Bila diperlukan, bisa menggunakan bentuk lain yaitu (to) be able to yang memiliki makna yang sama.
- I’d
like to be able to stay here. (Bukan … to can stay …)
-
You’ll be able to walk soon. (Bukan You’ll can …)
- I’ve
always been able to play games well. (Bukan I’ve always could …)
- I’ve
always been allowed to do what I liked. (Bukan I’ve always could …)
Could adalah bentuk ”past tense” dari can.
Tetapi penggunaan could tidak hanya dalam bentuk past, tetapi juga present atau future.
- I
could read when I was four.
- You
could be right.
-
Could I see you tomorrow evening?
Pola
(+) S
+ could + V1
(-) S
+ could not/couldn’t + V1
(?)
Could + S + V1
Could juga digunakan untuk kalimat pengandaian
(conditional sentences).
- I could marry him if I wanted to.
- If
only we had enough money, we could go to Europe for our holiday.
Can dan could terutama digunakan untuk:
a.
menyatakan ability
b.
menyatakan possibility
c.
meminta dan memberikan permission
d.
menawarkan, meminta seseorang untuk melakukan sesuatu
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