第 6 讲 情态动词和虚拟语气(要点透析)情态动词情态动词表示说话人的语气和情绪,本身词义不全,不能单独作谓语,后面必须与动词原形一起构成谓语
情态动词没有人称和数的变化,有的情态动词有过去式
常见的情态动词有 can, could, may, might, must, have to, shall, should, will, would, ought to, need, dare, used to 等
一、 情态动词的基本用法(一) can, could 的用法1.表示体力或脑力(知识、技能)所产生的能力
Her mother can speak French
He could read books in English when he was only five
2.表示客观的可能性
Anybody can make mistakes
Man can not live without air
3.表示请求建议,用 could 比 can 语气更委婉
(回答用原形)Could you wait a few days for the money
Could you be here at eight o'clock tomorrow morning
4.表示允许、许可,用 could 比 can 更委婉客气
Could/Can I borrow your reference books
You can smoke in the entrance hall
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否定句、疑问句和感叹句中,表示怀疑、惊异、不相信的态度
Can it be true
You can't be serious
Oh, dear, what on earth can this mean
表示“经过努力后终于能……”用 be able to
They were a