MODAL IN THE PAST FORM

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MODAL is an auxillary which is used together with verb to ask permission, possibility or necessity.

THE FORMULA

S + MODAL  PAST + Verb 1

(MODAL PAST: would, should, might, could)

1. Could + Verb base
• To offer suggestions or possibilities
Example:
Jason : Oh, no! I left my shorts.
Nate : Don’t worry, Jason. You could borrow my shorts.
  
2. Would + Verb base
• For an action that was repeated regularly in the past
Example:

• When I was a child, I would visit my grandparents every weekend.
• On Sundays, when I was a child, we would all get up early and go fishing.

3. Should + Verb base
• To give definite advice (advisability)
Example:
Mom : Putri, you should study tonight. You will have English test tomorrow, won’t you?  
Putri : yes mom.

4. Might + Verb base
• To tell possibilities
Example:
Nick : Where is Joe?
Kevin : He might be in the studio with Stella.