MENGGUNAKAN COULD UNTUK MENGEKSPRESIKAN KEMUNGKINAN

MENGGUNAKAN COULD UNTUK MENGEKSPRESIKAN KEMUNGKINAN

1.      Example   : Has wheels and a motor

Teacher    : I’m thinking of something has wheels and a motor, what could it be ?

Students   : It could be a motorcycle, it may  be a truck, it might be a bajaj, it could be a bus.

Teacher    : I was right! I was thinking of the motorcycle which has wheels and a motor.

2.      Example    : Is made of plastic and can be found in my purse/pocket.

Teacher    : I’m thinking of something made of plastic that you can find in my purse/pocket , what could it be ?

Students   : It could be an ID card, it could be a credit card, it may be a pen, it might be a money.

Teacher    : It was right! I was thinking of the credit card in my purse.

3.      Example    : Is brown, is made of leather, and is in this room.

Teacher    : I’m thinking of something made of leather, the color is brown that you can find this room, what could it be ?

Students   : It could be a jacket, it could be a belt, it may be a bag, it might be a purse.

Teacher    : It was right! I was thinking of the jacket in this room.

4.      Example    : Is flat and rectagular.

Teacher    : I’m thinking of somethingflat and rectangular.  what could it be ?

Students   : It could be a blackboard, it might be a blackboard eraser, it may be a hanephone , it could be a pencil case.

Teacher    : It was right! I was thinking of the blackboard.

5.      Example    : Is white, hard and in this room

Teacher    : i’m thinking of something white, hard that  you can find in this room, what could it be ?

Students   : It could be an air conditioner, it might be a book, it may be a hanephone, it could be whiteboard.

Teacher    : It was right! I was thinking of the air conditioner.

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COULD ABILITY AND COULD POSSIBILITY

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COULD ABILITY AND COULD POSSIBILITY

1.      Could Ability

In some cases, could functionts as the past tense of can, but there are some important usage differences between the two.

·         Can is used to say that someone or something is able to do something, either now, or as a natural characteristic, as a countinuing skill, as something learnt.

·         We tend to use could as the past tense of can to talk about ability in the past. Example:

-          I can buy a diamond. (able to buy a diamond in the present of future)

-          I could buy a diamond five years ago. (able to buy a diamond in the past, which was five years ago and can’t able to buy a diamond in the present)

2.      Could Possibiliy

We use could to talk about less definite aspects of possibility or suggested options, either now or in future. Example:

-          Could expresses a present possibility

A:  Why isn’t Bima in the office?

B:  I don’t know. He could be late.

-          Could expresses a future possibility

Look at those dark clouds and thunder. It could be a storm later.