MODALS IN PAST FORM

Modals???? what modals? Modals! jangan pikir itu adalah modal dalam Bahasa Indonesia ya guys. Mau tahu lebih? Wanna know more bout that? c'mon here. Don't be shy to ask :* XD~

Modals in the Past form dalam bahasa Indonesia adalah kata bantu pengandaian dalam bentuk lampau.

"In the same way that we use modal verbs to say how certain we are about things in the present we can also use them to speculate about the past."

Past modals come in two forms. The first type is the easiest and usually requires only a
simple word change:

•         I can drive. (present ability)

•         I could drive when I was 16. (past ability)

•         I have to go to California. (present obligation)

•         I had to go to California. (past obligation)

•         Lenny will pay tomorrow. (future intention)

•         Lenny said he would pay tomorrow. (future reported from the past)

Past modals with have

Some past modals can be formed by using have + the past participle of the main verb immediately after the modal. (should have, could have, would have, etc.) However, since modals express possibility, intention, obligation, etc., they do not always indicate a definite tense. Therefore,when using past modals with have, special meanings need to be considered.

•         I should go to the funeral. (I feel an obligation to go--later.)

•         I should have gone to the funeral. (I didn't go. Now I regret it.)

•         Lex might take Karen to the airport. (It's a future possibility.)

•         Lex might have taken Karen to the airport. (He may be on his way there now.)

•         Lex could have taken Karen to the airport. (Most likely he didn't.)

•         Lex would have taken Karen to the airport. (He didn't. He had an excuse.)

•         Otis didn't come to work yesterday. (past fact)

•         He had to take care of his children. (past obligation)

•         His children must have been sick. (conjecture about the past)

There are 4 modals that usually used.

Could

"Could" is used to express possibility or past ability as well as to make suggestions and requests. "Could" is also commonly used in conditional sentences as the conditional form of "can.“

Might

"Might" is most commonly used to express possibility. It is also often used in conditionalsentences. English speakers can also use "might" to make suggestions or requests, although this is less common in American English.

Should

"Should" is most commonly used to make recommendations or give advice. It can also be used to express obligation as well as expectation.

Would

“Would" is most commonly used to create conditional verb forms. It also serves as the past form of the modal verb "will." Additionally, "would" can indicate repetition in the past.

Modals are used:

• To talk about someone's ability (or inability) to do something
• To talk about an action that is necessary (or impossible, or not necessary)
• To talk about a situation that is possible (or impossible)

PS: Modal verbs in the past tense describe something that was or wasn't done

PS: e.g means example guys :)