内容正文:
情态动词用法及区别
(一)、情态动词can、could、may
情态动词是表示说话人的某种感情或语气的动词,用来表示请求、允诺、愿望、建议、命令、能力、需求或拒绝等情感态度,常用的情态动词有:can、could、may、might、need、dare、ought to、will、would、shall、should等
情态动词can表示现在的能力,could 表示过去的某种能力,如:
He can speak good English
Sandy cannot dance
The old man could swim across the river when he was young
注意:我们可以用be able to 来表示能力,be 动词的形式根据句子所用时态变化
我们可以用情态动词may、could、can来表示许可
情态动词could 表示一种委婉的语气,比用can 更有礼貌,may较正式。如:
Can I use your pen?
Could we picnic here?
May I see the letter?
拓展:
1、情态动词的用法:
情态动词有一定的词义,但不能单独做谓语,必须与实义动词或连系动词连用,构成谓语。如:
Can I have a look at your photo?
You may take whatever you like
情态动词一般无人称和数的变化,如:
We must stay in the classroom
He must give up smoking
有些情态动词有现在式和过去式两种形式,如:
现在式
may
can
must
ought to
will
shall
need
dare
过去式
might
could
—
—
would
should
—
dared
有些过去式不代表过去。如:
You might be right
I would like to have a talk with you
情态动词后接动词原形,即不带to的不定式。如:
She may lose her way
情态动词具有助动词的作用,可用来构成否定句、疑问句及用于简略回答。如:
Can you sing English songs?
Yes ,I can
2、 常用情态动词的用法: