Modals in the Past form

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Modals in the Past form adalah kata bantu pengandaian dalam bentuk lampau. Modals in the Past form yang sering digunakan adalah

     1.      Could

     2.      Might

     3.      Should

     4.      Would

Berikut pembahasan singkatnya.

    1.      Could

"Could" is used to express possibility or past ability as well as to make suggestions and requests. "Could" is also commonly used in conditional sentences as the conditional form of "can.“

    

    2.      Might

"Might" is most commonly used to express possibility. It is also often used in conditional sentences. English speakers can also use "might" to make suggestions or requests, although this is less common in American English.

    3.      Should

"Should" is most commonly used to make recommendations or give advice. It can also be used to express obligation as well as expectation.

  

    4.      Would

“Would" is most commonly used to create conditional verb forms. It also serves as the past form of the modal verb "will." Additionally, "would" can indicate repetition in the past.

Contohnya yaitu:

    ·         I should have gone to the funeral. (I didn't go. Now I regret it.)

    ·         Lex might take Karen to the airport. (It's a future possibility.)

    ·            Lex might have taken Karen to the airport. (He may be on his way there now.)

    ·         Lex could have taken Karen to the airport. (Most likely he didn't.)

    ·         Lex would have taken Karen to the airport. (He didn't. He had an excuse.)

     ·         Otis didn't come to work yesterday. (past fact)

     ·         He had to take care of his children. (past obligation)

     ·         His children must have been sick. (conjecture about the past)

     ·         I should go to the funeral. (I feel an obligation to go--later.)

     ·         I can drive. (present ability)

     ·          I could drive when I was 16. (past ability)

     ·         I have to go to California. (present obligation)

     ·         I had to go to California. (past obligation)

     ·         Lenny will pay tomorrow. (future intention)

     ·         Lenny said he would pay tomorrow. (future reported from the past)

 

Modals are used:

• To talk about someone's ability (or inability) to do something
• To talk about an action that is necessary (or impossible, or not necessary)
• To talk about a situation that is possible (or impossible)

PS: Modal verbs in the past tense describe something that was or wasn't done

Salam, Ross Shield