情态动词• 一)情态动词的含义:• 情态动词表示说话人对某一动作或状态的的态度,认为“可能”,“应当”,“必要”等
• 情态动词不能单独作谓语,必须和不带 to 的动词不定式连用
情态动词没有人称和数的变化
• (二)几种主要的情态动词: 1
表示可能的情态动词 : may, might, could , can, must, • ( 1 ) may , might, could 都可以用来表示可能性,意思是“可能”,“也许”,它既表示现在的可能性,也表示将来的可能性 They may be waiting at the station
• You’d better take an umbrella
It might rain tonight
• The phone is ringing
It could be Tim
• I haven’t decided where to spend my holidays
I may go to Ireland
• The bus doesn’t always come on time
We might have to wait a few minutes
: • 它们的否定形式是 : • may not, might not 意思是 “可能不” • I’m not sure whether I can lend you any money
I may not have enough money
• It might not be true
• Ann may not come to the party tonight
She isn’t well
• ( 2 ) may, might, could 后面接 have done 的形式,表示一种过去的可能性,是对过去动作的推测
• He may have left ye