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COULD.

Could adalah bentuk jamak dari CAN. Berikut adalah rumus dari COULD.

VERBAL.

(+) S + could +V1 +O

(-) S+could + not +V1+ O

(?) Could + S + V 1 + O ?

Contoh :

(+) He could defeat his enemy (dapatkah dia mengalahkan musuhnya )

(-) He couldn’t defeat his enemy (dia tidak dapat megalahkan musuhnya )

(?) Could he defeat his enemy ? (dapatkah dia mengalahkan musuhnya ?)

NOMINAL

(+) S+could + be +C

(-) S +could +not +be +C

(?) could + S + be + C ?

Contoh :
(+) she could be sad

(-) She couldn’t be sad

(?) Could she be sad ?

Fungsi-fungsi dari COULD.

1. Past ability

a. Last year my father could read very well

b. She could work hard 3 years ago

c. I could swim for an hour whithout stopping when i was 17

(could di atas dapat diganti dengan was able to [similar model])

I was able to swim for an hour whithout stopping when i was 17

(jika sifatnya incidental atau pencapaian yang luar biasa dimasa lampau , biasanya memakai was /were able to atau meneged to atau sicceeded in

Kata was adalah atau past (lampau).

2. Asking permission.

Could i use your mobile ? (dapatakah saya menggunkan HP mu )

3. Giving permission .

You could borrow my dictianory (kamu dapat membawa kamus saya )

You could ride your own motorcycle on the street ( kamu dapat membawa motor mu sendiri di jalan ini)

4. Offering (menawarkan)

Could i fix your broken lamp ? ( dapatkah saya meperbaiki lampu anda ?)

Could i make your room clean ? ( dapatkah saya membersihkan ruangan anda ?)

5. Request.

Could you give money to the begger in front of you (dapatkah kamu memberi uang kepada pengemis yang ada didepan kamu ?)

Could you lend me your magazine ? (dapatkah kamu meminjamkan koran mu )

6. Possibility.

My father could be angry if he came home from the office and didn’t find us in the livingroom. (ayah saya apat marah jika datang kerumah dari kantor dan tidak menumakan kami diruang tamu ).

My girlfriend could ate ice cream until she was sick. (pacar saya dapat makan ice krim sampai dia jatuh sakit)

7. Impossibility/ certanty/ negative deduction.

I had already bought an english dictianory, my friend offered me to buy again, i couldn’t do it. (saya sudah membeli kamus ini , teman saya menawarkanya lagi untuk membelinya , saya tidak dapat melakukan itu. )

8. Suggestion.

You like this car very much. Its very expensive , you could bargain the price . ( kamu sangat menyukai mobil ini. Harganya sangat mahal , kamu dapat menyetujui harganya.