Modal Auxiliary Verb adalah kata kerja yang muncul sebelum Main Verb (Kata Kerja
Utama) di dalam suatu kalimat untuk memodifikasi makna dari kata kerja utama tersebut.
Tidak seperti kata kerja utama, auxiliary verb tidak mempunyai arti sendiri.
Kombinasi Auxiliary Verb : Sebuah kata kerja utama dapat dilengkapi sampai tiga
auxiliary verb dimana terdiri dari modal dan satu atau dua primary auxiliary verb.
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Tabel Penggunaan Be, Do dan Have
Penggunaan Contoh Kalimat Auxiliary Verb
I do finish my homework.
Auxiliary verb “do” untuk (Saya harus menyelesaikan PR.)
memberikan penekanan pada
kalimat indicative (normal) Do open the door.
maupun (Buka pintu.)
imperative, dan adverb of
frequency. Tina seldom does wash her shoes.
(Tina jarang mencuci sepatunya.)
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“Then who did lend it me?”
(“Diana tidak punya banyak uang.”
“Lalu siapa yang meminjaminya padaku?”)
Yes, I do.
Do untuk membuat short answer
(jawaban pendek) Yes, she does.
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Fungsi Contoh Kalimat Modal Auxiliary Verb
Can
Could
Modal verb ini dapat digunakan untuk meminta Could I use your computer to print and scan?
izin (permission) untuk melakukan sesuatu (Bolehkah saya memakai komputermu untuk
dimasa lalu (past) atau masa depan (future). print dan scan?)
May
Modal verb ini untuk meminta izin (permission) May I go home now?
yang lebih formal daripada modal verb can. (Bolehkah saya pulang sekarang?)
Might
Might merupakan bentuk past dari may dimana If I have cleaned the room, might I play with
digunakan untuk meminta izin (permission) my friend?
yang lebih formal daripada modal verb could. (Jika saya sudah membersihkan ruangan,
Dibanding may, Might lebih tentatif (tidak bolehkah saya main dengan teman?)
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pasti) kejadiannya.
Will
Would
Would dipadukan dengan auxiliary have untuk If you had remembered to invite me, I would
membentuk conditional sentence type 3. have attended your party.
Would disini untuk menyatakan tindakan yang (Jika kamu ingat mengundang saya, saya
ingin dilakukan dimasa lalu. menghadiri pestamu.)
Shall
Should
Should untuk memberi suggestion (saran) atau You should see the doctor.
advice (nasehat). (Kamu harus ke dokter.)
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We should meet more often.
(Kita harus bertemu lebih sering.)
Must
Must dipadukan dengan not untuk menyatakan You mustn’t give up.
prohibition (larangan) (Kamu tidak boleh menyerah.)
Ought to
Kalimat Arti
1. I can ride a horse. Saya bisa naik/mengendarai kuda.
2. I can speak Chinese. Saya bisa berbicara bahasa cina.
3. Could I use your computer to email Bolehkah saya menggunakan komputermu
my boss? untuk mengirimkan email ke bos saya?
4. If I had more time, I could travel Jika saya memiliki lebih banyak waktu, saya
around the world. bisa berkeliling dunia.
5. Jack may get upset if you don't tell Jack mungkin marah jika Anda tidak
him the truth. mengatakan yang sebenarnya.
6. Your purse might be in the living
Dompet kamu mungkin berada di ruang tamu.
room.
7. He thinks it will rain tomorrow. Dia piker akan hujan besok.
8. When I was a kid, I would always Ketika aku masih kecil, aku akan selalu pergi
go to the beach. ke pantai.
9. We shall overcome oppression. Kami akan mengatasi penindasan
10. You really should start eating Kamu benar-benar harus mulai makan dengan
better. baik.
11. Sarah shouldn't smoke so much. It's Sarah tidak boleh merokok begitu banyak. Ini
not good for her health. tidak baik untuk kesehatannya.
12. You must not swim in that river. Anda tidak boleh berenang di sungai itu, sungai
It's full of crocodiles. itu penuh buaya.
13. Tria ought to exercise more. Tria harusnya berolahraga lebih banyak.
14. You ought to stop smoking. Kamu harus berhenti merokok.
15. They had better be here before we Mereka sebaiknya berada disini sebelum kita
start dinner. mulai makan malam.
Contoh Kalimat Modal Auxiliary Verbs
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Singkatnya :
Must = Harus
Can , Could = Akan
Will, Would = Akan
Shall, Should = Akan
May, Might = Mungkin
Ought to = Seharusnya
(+) S + Modal + V1
She can do the test.
We will go to the hospital
(?) Modal + S + V1
Can she do the test?
Will we go to the hospital?
Contoh Soal Auxiliary Verb
1. The police officer warned the crowd that he ……………… order shooting, if they
created trouble.
a could
b would
c might
2. Passengers ……………… not smoke inside the bus.
a will
b should
c must
3. ………………. I have a word with you?
a will
b may
c can
Either ‘can’ or ‘may’
4. Parents ……………….. not accompany their children to the school.
a must
b can
c would
5. There was a time when I ……………… stay up late, but these days I go to bed early.
a used to
b ought to
c should
6. The Principal said that candidates without hall tickets ………………. not be
permitted inside the examination hall.
a could
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b would
c should
7. You ………………….. tell me. I know everything.
a must not
b need not
c cannot
8. Even if he had come a little earlier , he ………………… have got a seat in the front
row.
a should not
b might not
c would not
Jawaban:
1. The police officer warned the crowd that he would order shooting, if they created
trouble.
(Kalimat ini dalam bentuk past tense dan polisi telah memperingatkan, maka jawaban
yang pasti adalah would.)
2. Passengers must not smoke inside the bus.
(Mengingat konteksnya adalah tentang aturan, maka jawaban yang sesuai adalah
must.)
3. Can / may I have a word with you?
(Keduanya cocok, mengingat konteksnya adalah meminta tolong atau requesting a
help.)
4. Parents must not accompany their children to the school.
(Mengingat konteksnya adalah tentang aturan, maka jawaban yang sesuai adalah
must.)
5. There was a time when I used to stay up late, but these days I go to bed early.
(Mengingat konteksnya adalah mengenai kebiasaan lama / past habit yang sudah
tidak dilakukan lagi, maka used to adalah jawaban paling pas.)
6. The Principal said that candidates without hall tickets would not be permitted inside
the examination hall. (Kalimat ini dalam bentuk past tense dan kepala sekolah telah
berbicara, maka jawaban yang pasti adalah would.)
7. You need not tell me. I know everything.
(Kalimat kedua mengindikasikan bahwa lawan bicara telah tahu segalanya, maka
jawaban yang sesuai adalah need not.)
8. Even if he had come a little earlier, he would not have got a seat in the front row.
(Kalimat ini mengindikasikan third conditional, maka would not merupakan jawaban
yang cocok. Should not biasa dipakai untuk menasihati atau menyalahkan seseorang,
maka tidak cocok untuk konteks kalimat ini. Might not berfungsi sebagai deduksi.)
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Latihan 1 :
1. They study hard,because next April they will take the examination
A. Will B. Should C. Can
2. You ____ permit to your mother.if you go to school
A. Must B. May C. Mustn’t
3. She ____ come here tommorow.
A. Will B. Can C. Must
4. He ____ speak English well if he took English course .
A. Will B. Can C. Could
5. You seem to be having trouble there. ____I help you?
A. Would B. Will C. Shall
6. Teddy got a bed score for his examination, ____study hard for next
A. Should have studied B. Could have studied C. Might have studied
7. My father ____ play guitar when he was child
A. Shall B. Can C. Could
8. I have been invited my friends to come, They be there tomorrow
A. Would B. Could C. Should
9. The sky so dark, it be rain
A. May B. Might C. Should
10. There`s a baby area, you smoke here.
A. Ought to B. Must not C. Should not
Latihan 2 : c. am
1. She told me that she _____ kidding.
a. is 2. What _____ she doing last night?
b. was a. was
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b. is c. Was
c. were
7. Where _____ my car? Do you see it?
3. What _____ they doing in your house?
a. was a. is
b. is b. was
c. are c. does
6. They _____ sleeping when I opened the 10. _____ those people happy now?
door. a. were
b. was
a. Are c. are
b. Were
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