MODAL AUXILIARY

CREATED BY : DANIEL RIFKY

ELSA RIWAHYUNI
RAMDAN ALFARISI
Modal Auxiliary is a group of auxiliaries words which are
part of the auxiliary, which gives additional meaning to a
sentence.
In Oxford dictionary mentioned that modals is a verb used
with another verb, like can, may, should. So it can be
concluded to modal auxiliaries verbs, is an auxiliary verb
that gave the additional meaning in main verb.
In indonesian language

Modal auxiliary adalah sekelompok kata

bantu yang merupakan bagian dari auxiliary
yang memberikan tambahan arti pada suatu
kalimat.
 In general, modal auxiliary was devided into
two form, namely modals in the present form
and modals in the past form.
MODAL AUXILIARY

Present Form Past Form

Can Could
May Might
Will Would
Shall Should
Must Ought to
 THE FORMULA OF MODALS
Positive ( + )
S + Modal + V1 + ( O )

Negative ( + )
S + Modal + Not + V1 + ( O )

Interrogative ( ? )
Modal + S + V1 + ( O ) + ?
 THE EXAMPLE OF MODAL
AUXILIARY

Positive Sentence Negative Sentence Interrogative Sentence

He can make the program He Can’t make the Can he make the program
Present form

in the computer program in the computer in the computer ?

You may borrow my shoes You may not borrow my May I borrow your shoes ?
shoes
John will invite you to his John won’t invite you to Will John invite you to his
party his party party ?

He could wash his He couldn’t wash his Could he wash his

Past form

motorcycle yesterday motorcycle yesterday motorcycle yesterday ?

They would play tennis They wouldn’t play tennis Would they play tennis
last night last night last night ?
 THE RULES FOR USING AUXILIARY VERB
1. The verbs should not be added with –s / es if there is an auxiliary
Example :
• He can makes a fruit cake (wrong)
• He can make a fruit cake (right)
2. Between the auxiliary words and verbs can’t be associated with “to”
Example :
• They can to take their computer (wrong)
• They can take their computer (right)
3. If the modal auxiliary in the past form, the verb must be used the first form of the
verb (infinitive)
Example :
• They could sang at the classroom (wrong)
• They could sing at the calssroom (right)
4. For the question sentence (interrogative sentence) is formed by put the modal
auxiliary infront of the sentence
Example :
• Can you make the program
 Long and contracted forms of modals

Affirmative Negative
Long forms Contracted forms Long forms Contracted forms
can -- cannot can't
could -- could not couldn't
may -- may not --
might -- might not --
ought to -- ought not to oughtn't to
need -- need not needn't
shall 'll shall not shan't
should 'd should not shouldn't
will 'll will not won't
would 'd would not wouldn't
 THE QUIZ
1. Jhonson.................(will/read) a magazine in his home
2. ............Anisa.......... english well ? (can/speak)
3. Tell please the positive form of auxiliary verb !
4. We are as a student, we..........(would/make) this school be namber
one
5. May I borrow your computer ? No, You........ my computer.
(may/not/borrow)
6. Rendi has a duty, he ...........(must/use) a shoes when he goes to
school
7. They ..........(could/wash) their motorcycle
8. Don’t put your pen on my table, because I...........(Will/Write) the
lesson here
9. ........you........in the garden ? (would/play)
10.Don’t go anywhere,you.........(must/bring) this book to class
 THE ANSWER
1. Jhonson will read a magazine in his home
2. Can Anisa speak english well
3. S + Modal + V1 + O
4. We would make
5. You may not borrow
6. He must use the shoes
7. They could wash
8. I will write the lesson
9. Would you play
10.You must bring this book
THANKS FOR WATHCING
See you next time