MODUL 1 : MODALS: DEDUCTIONS ABOUT THE PAST
Apakah Anda tahu cara menggunakan kata kerja modal untuk menunjukkan seberapa yakin Anda tentang kejadian di masa lalu? Uji apa yang Anda ketahui dengan latihan interaktif dan bacalah penjelasan untuk membantu Anda.
Lihatlah contoh-contoh berikut ini untuk melihat bagaimana must, might, may, could, can't, dan couldn't digunakan di masa lalu.
- An earthquake? That must have been terrifying!
- We don't know for sure that Alex broke the coffee table. It might have been the dog.
- How did she fail that exam? She can't have studied very much.
Penjelasan tata Bahasa
Kita dapat menggunakan kata kerja modal untuk menyimpulkan - menebak apakah sesuatu itu benar dengan menggunakan informasi yang tersedia. Kata kerja modal yang kita pilih menunjukkan seberapa yakin kita akan kemungkinan tersebut. Halaman ini berfokus pada membuat kesimpulan tentang masa lalu.
must have
Kita menggunakan must have + past participle ketika kita merasa yakin dengan apa yang telah terjadi.
- Who told the newspapers about the prime minister's plans? It must have been someone close to him.
- The thief must have had a key. The door was locked and nothing was broken.
- Oh, good! We've got milk. Mo must have bought some yesterday.
might have/may have
Kita bisa menggunakan might have atau may have + past participle ketika kita berpikir bahwa ada kemungkinan sesuatu telah terjadi.
- I think I might have left the air conditioning on. Please can you check?
- Police think the suspect may have left the country using a fake passport.
May have lebih formal daripada might have. Could have juga dapat digunakan dalam konteks ini, tetapi kurang umum.
can’t have/couldn’t have
Kita menggunakan can't have dan couldn't have + past participle ketika kita berpikir bahwa sesuatu tidak mungkin terjadi.
- She can't have driven there. Her car keys are still here.
- I thought I saw Adnan this morning but it couldn't have been him – he's in Greece this week.
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