can / be able to

Pengertian Can dan Be Able to

Can dan be able to sama-sama dapat digunakan untuk menyatakan kemampuan (ability). Adapun can dapat pula untuk mengungkapkan kemungkinan (possibility).

Can merupakan modal auxiliary verb yang dapat digunakan untuk present (masa kini) atau future (masa depan) dan memiliki bentuk past (lampau) “could”, sedangkan am/is/are able to phrasal modal yang memiliki bentuk future “will be able to” dan bentuk past “was/were able to”.

Lihat juga:

• Could vs. Was Able to

Keduanya diikuti main verb (kata kerja utama) berupa bare infinitive (kata kerja tanpa tambahan -s/-es) untuk membentuk verb phrase.

S + can/be able to + bare infinitive

Contoh Kalimat Can dan Be Able to Berdasarkan Penggunaannya

1. He can drive safely in the rain.
   (Dia dapat mengemudi dengan aman di hari hujan.) ability
2. You can come to my house tomorrow.
   (Kamu bisa datang ke rumah saya besok.) ability
3. I’m able to work independently and in a team.
   (Saya dapat bekerja sendiri dan di dalam tim.) ability
4. You can forget to lock your door when you are in a hurry.
   (= People often forget to lock the door when …)
   Kamu dapat lupa mengunci pintu ketika kamu buru-buru.) possibility
5. This disorder can be so difficult to diagnose and treat successfully.
   (= This disorder is sometimes so difficult to diagnose …)
   (Penyakit ini dapat sangat sulit didiagnosa dan disembuhkan secara total.) possibility

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Table of Contents:

1. Can / Be Able to
2. Could / Was Able to

Related Posts:

• Perfect Modal
• Could / Was Able to
• Emphatic “Do”
• Used to, Would, dan Past Simple
• Must / Have to dan Mustn’t / Not Have to
• be used to / used to (do)
• Had Better (Phrasal Modal)
• Will vs. Be Going to
• Modal Auxiliary Verb
• Be going to

References:

1. Modals – Can / Be Able To. http://esl.about.com/od/grammarintermediate/a/modals_can_be_able_to.htm. Accessed on March 16, 2015.
2. Can. https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-modals_can_1.htm. Accessed on March 16, 2015.
3. Be Able to. https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-modals_can_3.htm. Accessed on March 16, 2015.
4. Can or Could. http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/verbs/modal-verbs/can-or-could. Accessed on March 16, 2015.