专题 3 情态动词和虚拟语气框架结构图情态动词的核心考点1
can/could 和 be able to 的用法(1)can 和 be able to 都表示能力,意思上没多大区别
但 can 只有现在和过去时,而 be able to 则有更多的形式
但当成功地完成某一具体动作时,通常不用 could 而用 was/were able to 来表示
这时 was/were able to 相当于 managed to,表示经过一番努力,终于能够完成某事
Her mother can speak French
The wounded man was still able to get to the village and was saved by the villagers in the end
(2)can/could 表示猜测“可能”,一般用于疑问句和否定句
—Can the news be true
—It can’t be true
Someone is knocking at the door
Who could it be
(3)can 可以表示理论上的可能性,指常有的行为或情形,意为“有时会……”
Anybody can make mistakes
(4)表示请求、允许(表请求时,口语中常用 could 代替 can 使语气更委婉,回答时用 can)
Can I go now
—Could I come to see you tomorrow
—Yes,you can
(否定答语可用 No,I’m afraid not
)(5)表示惊异、怀疑、不相信的态度(主要用于否定句、疑问句或感叹句中)
How can that be true
I can’t believe my eyes and ears
How could you be so careless