Can dan Could merupakan salah satu jenis dari Modal
Auxiliaries yang memiliki arti sama yaitu bisa atau boleh. Can dan could digunakan ketika kita berbicara tentang kemampuan, dan
untuk meminta sesuatu, memohon izin.
Fungsi Can dan Could
Ø Digunakan untuk menyatakan kemampuan
Ø Digunakan untuk meminta/memohon sesuatu
Ø Digunakan untuk memohon izin
Ø Penggunaan Can dalam Bahasa Inggris
Seperti
yang sudah miss jelaskan diatas, can dalam bahasa inggris berarti bisa/boleh.
dan digunakan untuk menyatakan kemampuan, meminta izin, dan meminta sesuatu.
Contoh
Kalimat menggunakan Can
1.
I know
you can do it
2.
I can
do this homework on my own
3.
Can
you believe the luck?
4.
How
can you laugh at it?
5.
Can
you watch the house for me while I'm gone?
6.
I can
take care of myself.
7.
You
can learn many things from books.
8.
That
device can track where you are at any time
9.
I can
hardly wait for the new baby.
10. Can I talk to Jonathan?
Penggunaan
Could dalam Bahasa Inggris
Berbeda
dengan Can, Could adalah verb-2 dari
can. Yang mana berarti Could adalah bentuk lampau. Could bisa digunakan untuk
menyatakan kalimat permintaan atau pernyataan yang lebih sopan.
Contoh
Kalimat menggunakan Could
1.
Maybe
we could get a van.
2.
The
doctor thought I could not live.
3.
I
could not understand Math.
4.
We
could say he has excellent talent.
5.
How
could he do such a thing to his own children?
6.
Could
you please pass the salt over there please?
7.
Could
you take the garbage outside please?
8.
I wish
you could hear yourself talking.
9.
My dad
could drive better than my mom.
10. How could anyone fall asleep that fast?
Well
now, please do the assignment!
1.
Make 5
sentences by using Can !
a. …………………………………………………………………………..
b. …………………………………………………………………………..
c. …………………………………………………………………………….
d. …………………………………………………………………………..
e. …………………………………………………………………………….
2.
Make 5
sentences by using Could!
a. ……………………………………………………………………………….
b. ………………………………………………………………………………
c. ………………………………………………………………………………
d. ………………………………………………………………………………
e. ………………………………………………………………………………..
3.
Fill in
the blank by suitable word ( can 0r could)
a. Are you very busy now?. Not yet for now.
But I ........ help you until my rest time is over.
b. We cannot know and understand about them.
We have never ........ know and understand them until now.
c. You ........ drink a lot of water in one
minute in that competition
d. I ........ type many words in computer with
ten fingers fastly.
e. The singer ........ sing many songs in high
tone and short tone clearly.
4.
Transalte
these sentences ( in number 3 ) into Indonesian.
a. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
……………………………………………………………………………………………
b. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………
c. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
d. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
e. ………………………………………………………………………………………………
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