TALKING ABOUT POSSIBILITY IN THE PRESENT

Modul Bahasa Inggris 3

PERTEMUAN KE 4

POKOK BAHASAN : TALKING ABOUT POSSIBILITY IN THE PRESENT

A. TUJUAN PEMBELAJARAN

Adapun tujuan pembelajaran yang akan dicapai sebagai berikut :

1.1 Mahasiswa mampu memahami ungkapan Possiblity in the present

1.2 Mahasiswa mampu menunjukan ungkapan Possibility in the present

dalam sebuah kalimat.

1.3 Mahasiswa mampu menggunakan ungkapan Possibility in the present

sederhana secara lisan.

B. URAIAN MATERI

TUJUAN PEMBELAJARAN 1.1

Kali ini kita akan membahas tentang bagaimana menyatakan kemungkin

(possibility). Berikut beberapa modals yang digunakan dalam mengungkapkan

kemungkinan dalam bahasa Inggris.

• Must
• May
• Might

STRUCTURE

Modal Verb                    +   Base Verb

May/Might/Could/Must +   Base Verb

Examples:

1. ·         I may eat dinner at 7:00pm.
2.        She might work late tonight.
3.        They must be tired.

When you want to say that something is possible, you use ‘must’.   

–  Playing games must be a real pleasure.

–  Sometimes this must cause serious problems.

You use ‘cannot’ or ‘can’t’ to say that something is not possible.

–  This cannot be true.

–  I can’t be there on time.

May

             May shows possibility in the present or the future.

           Present:   Where are my keys?  They may be in the car.

           Future:   I may go to the party tonight.

May is formal and is often found in writing.

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Might

Possibility in the present or future.

• Where are my keys?  They might be in the car.
• I might go to the party tonight.

Might is less formal than may, and is more common in conversation

Could

Something is possible in the present or future.

       Present:   Where are my keys?  They could be in the car.

       Future:   We could go to the party tonight.

Could shows options, or possibility.

Ø  Maybe/perhaps

               Kedua kata ini memilik arti sama, tetapi maybe bersifat lebih informal

                Contoh:  She is taller than me, maybe. (Dia lebih tinggi dari saya, mungkin)

                Contoh: There were perhaps 250 people at the theatre. (Mungkin ada 250 orang di gedung                                  teater.)

Dapat digunakan untuk kalimat present/future/past

Ø  May/might

            Digunakan jika ada kemungkinan suatu hal akan terjadi atau benar adanya. May/might dapat               saling menggantikan, tetapi might digunakan jika kemungkinan kecil.

                  Contoh: It may/might rain today. (Mungkin hari ini hujan.)

                  Contoh: He may be good boy. (Dia mungkin anak laki-laki yang baik.

             Might lebih banyak digunakan dalam percakapan dibanding may. May juga digunakan untuk menyatakan pendapat mengenai suatu kemungkinan. Ini bisa juga dikatakan sebagai sebuah saran yang diungkapkan dengan cara menyatakan kemungkinan tertentu. Anda dapat melihat contohnya melalui berbagai kalimat di bawah ini.

Ø We may not have time to do it tomorrow, so we have to work now.

Ø Diana may come with us, so don’t worry.

Ø  I think that Dian may come late tomorrow.

Might

             Digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu kemungkinan yang lebih kecil terjadi daripada kemungkinan yang ada di “may”. Beberapa contoh di bawah ini dapat membantu Anda.

Ø  The teacher might come but it’s not sure at all.

Ø  I might not go with you tonight.

Ø  I might not have any time for you right now.

TUJUAN PEMBELAJARAN 2

Dialog Expression of Possibility

Amy : What is going on you?

Novi : I am so confused. I made a mistakes to Dede. But I had

apologized to her.

Amy : Then, What’s Dede’s reaction. Does she forgive you?

Novi : She does not forgive me. L

Amy : Perhaps she is still angry at that time. You can try it next time.

Novi : Yes of course. Thanks you so much Amy.

Amy : My pleasure.

Contoh Percakapan Dialog Expression of Impossibility

Lisa : Are you ready for math Olympiad?

Tika : No, I am not ready yet.

Lisa : Why Tika?

Tika : I don’t have enough preparation. It is impossible to win.

Lisa : Why did you say that ? You have to optimistic.

Contoh percakapan 1:

A: I have been waiting for Andrea for an hour, but where is her?

B: I don’t know, she doesn’t answer my phone. Perhaps, she is on the way.

A: If she doesn’t come in 15 minutes, she could be late.

B: She is possibly trapped in a traffic jam.

A: Yes, maybe.

Contoh percakapan 2:

A: What’s going on?

B: I can’t find my phone.

A: It could be lost.

B: No, I remember that I put it on the table this morning.

A: Have you asked Riana? maybe she knows where it is.

B: Yes I will ask her.

A: I think she might use it without asking to you first.

Contoh percakapan 3:

A: What are you thinking about?

B: Hmm, nothing.

A: You look so serious.

B: I am thinking about Diana.

A: Don’t worry, she will come. She might buy many foods before coming here.

B: She told me that she wouldn’t buy anything. It is possible that she gets an accident.

A: Have you phoned her?

B: Yes, I can’t reach her.

Contoh percakapan 4:

A: Are you sleepy?

B: No, I am headache. So I think it could be better if I sleep.

A: maybe you need some medicine. I have in my bag. Wanna try?

B: Perhaps, I need it.

A: Ok, wait for a while. I will take it.

Contoh percakapan 5:

A: Does Gina bring your book?

B: I don’t think so. She brings a small bag, and my book can’t be put there. So

maybe she forget to bring it.

A: She always forget to give it back to you. It is possible that the book is lost.

B: Yeah, maybe. I don’t really want to think about it.

DAFTAR PUSTAKA

BAHAN AJAR BAHASA INGGRIS 3-BASIC ENGLISH-BUSINESS ENGLISH