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Unit 1 Can you play the guitar?
课时3 Grammar
情态动词( Modal Verbs )
情态动词表示说话人对所说动作的观点,如需要、可能、意愿、怀疑等。在形式上,情态动词一般没有人称和数的变化,有的情态动词没有时态的变化,如must。情态动词本身词义不完全,不能单独作谓语动词,必须和不带to的动词原形连用。常见情态动词有can, may, must, have to, should, would等。情态动词一般有多个意义。情态动词的否定式一般是在其后面加not构成,一般疑问句通常将其提到句首。情态动词的肯定式一般不重读。
1. can
1)表示能力
We can speak a little English.
Her sister can play the violin.
I can play badminton, but I can’t play volleyball.
2)表示许可
You can play basketball on weekends.
We can’t run in the hallways.
3)表示请求
Can you help me with my Chinese?
could也可表示请求,但比can的语气更委婉。例如:
Could you tell him to call me back?
2. may
1)表示许可,意思是’“可以”
May I borrow your dictionary?
Class is over. You may go now.
may和can都可以表示许可,但两者有区别,may的用法比can更正式,语气更委婉。
2).表示可能性,意思是“也许,可能”
I may be late, so don’t wait for me.
That may be true.
3. must 表示“必须”
Don’t arrive late for class. We must be on time.
You must read a book before you watch TV
4. have to表示“不得不;必须”
We have to be quiet in the library.
She has to do her homework first when he get