江苏省怀仁中学高一英语 情态动词 学生版二、情态动词分类:表示能力:can, could, be able to表示职责:ought to, should, have to, must表示推测:might, may, could, can, should, ought to, must表示许可:can, could, may, might表意志:shall, will其它:dare, need1
表示能力的情态动词:can, could, be able to1)be able to 能用于各种时态,而且能和其他情态动词连用
can / could 只能表示现在或过去的能力
2)can 客观上能够;而 be able to 更侧重于“克服一定困难”“经过一定努力”“有能力”干某事,相当于 manage to do sth
/succeed in doing sth
但在否定句中两者没区别
如:Though he had tried his best, he couldn’t /wasn’t able to finish the task on time
My brother can/is able to play table tennis well
LiMing might ___________ win the chess game
( can/ be able to)(2) That big cinema ______ seat 2,000 people
should C
ought to D
is able to(3)
They will ______ run this machine on their own in three months
could C
be able to (4)