Contoh Modal Auxiliary Verbs

MUST (HARUS/ WAJIB)

(+) You must stop when the lights turn red

(-) You must not stop when the lights turn green

(?) Must You stop when the lights turn yellow?

CAN (BISA [PRESENT TENSE])

(+) When I was younger I could run faster

(-) When I was younger I couldn't run faster

(?) When I was younger could I run faster?

COULD (BISA [PAST TENSE])

(+) You Must stop when the lights turn red

(-) You Must not stop when the lights turn green

(?) Must You stop when the lights turn yellow?

MAY (BOLEH)

(+) You may go sleep now

(-) You may not go sleep now

(?) May you go sleep now

MIGHT (BOLEH)

(+) I might suggest a brilliant idea

(-) I might not suggest a brilliant idea

(?) Might I suggest a brilliant idea?

SHOULD/ OUGHT TO (SEHARUSNYA)

(+) You should/ ought to be very tired

(-) You should not/ ought not to be very tired

(?) Should/ ought you to be very tired?

WOULD/ WILL ( AKAN)

(+) You would/ will be speechless

(-) You would not/ will not be speechless

(?) Would/ will you be speechless?