内容正文:
Unit 5 The Value of Money
Discovering Useful Structures P54
Modal verbs
情态动词
Leading-in
May we ask what you're doing in this country and what your plans are?
I can't say that I have any plans.
You mustn't worry about that.
Could you offer me work here?
Read the sentences below and think about:
What are the functions and meanings of these modal verbs?
A. necessity B. possibility C. obligation
D. request E. advice F. intention
一、情态动词的特征
情态动词有一定的意义,表示或暗示某种情绪或态度,表示可能、建议、愿望、必要、允许、能力等。 大多数情态动词有多个意义。
2. 情态动词没有人称和数的变化,即不随主语的不同而变化。
3. 情态动词不能独立使用,须后接动词原形,一起构成谓语动词。
4. 情态动词除ought和have外,后面接不带to的不定式。(dare)
5.情态动词没有非谓语形式,即没有不定式、分词等形式。
4
1.只作情态动词的:
2. 可情态可实义的:
3. 可情态可助动词的:
4. 相当于情态动词的:
二、情态动词的分类
can/could, may/might, ought to, must
need, dare
shall/should, will/would
have to, used to
Example Necessity Possibilities Obligation Request Advice Intention
We can discuss it now.
You must do it at once.
Would you please pass me the salt?
You needn’t have stayed.
You ought to help him.
I would rather do it myself.
can & could
情态动词的用法
(1) 表能力,“能,会”
She can speak English.
She could play the piano at the age of three.
be able to能用于各种时态;can/could只能表示现在或过去的能力。was/were able to“设法做成某事”相当于managed to do sth// succeeded in doing sth
All the people trapped in the burning house were able to get out of it.
(2) 表请求和许可,“可以”,could比can更加委婉,表示礼貌
Can I smoke here?
—Could I use your computer?
—Yes, you can.
(3) can表客观可能性,“有时候会”,用于肯定句
A wise man can sometimes make a mistake.
(4) can表推测,用于疑问句、否定句。肯定句用must
Can the news be true?
He can’t be at home because I saw him here just now.
can/could与be able to的区别
1. The man can/could speak two foreign languages.
2. Yesterday I was able to get home before the heavy rain.
can/could表示_________________,而be able to通常表示通过努力达成的_____________; can/could 主要是一般现在、一般过去时, 而be able to有较为丰富的时态变化。
习惯性具备的能力
一次性的能力
may 和 might
May I have a look at your book?
You may use may dictionary so long as you return it before 7:00.
He may be waiting f