一、明显区分:
l.只可用can(could),表示“能力” (体力、知识、技能)
例:①I can swim now,but I couldn’t last year.
②Can you play me piano?Yes,I can.
May:用于祈使句,表示祝愿。
May you succeed!
Must:表示必须
You must come in time.
2.can(could)适用于各种句型和人称。
例:①肯定句:I(You,He)can swim.
②否定句:I(You,He)can’t swim.
③疑问句:Can I(you,he)时间校准swim?
二、表示“请求”或“许可”。
can、may、must都可用,但语气和程度不同。
1.can(could)用于各种句型和大部分人称。
例:①肯定句:You(He,We)can go now.
②否定句:You(He,We)can’t go now.
③疑问句:Can I知觉的整体性(you,he)go now?
Yes,you can.(No,you can’t.)
2.may(might)用于各种句型,但在肯定句和否定句中不用于第一称;在疑问句中不用于第二人称。
例:①肯定句:You(He)may go now.
wealth的形容词
②否定句:You(He)may not go now.
③疑问句:May I(he)go now?
正规回答:(表定)Yes,you may.(Yes, you can)
(否定)No,you may not.(No,you can’t./No,you mustnt.)
口语化回答:(肯定)Yes,plea.(Certainly.)
(否定)No,plea don’t.(No,of cour not.)
3.must用于各种句型和大部分人称。
例:①肯定句:I(You,He)must go now.
②否定句:You(He)mustn’t go now.
③疑问句:Must(you,he)go now?
肯定回答:Yes,you must.
否定回答:No九澳七苦圣母小堂,you needn’t.(No,鲜牛奶加热的正确方法you don’t have to.)
4.试比较:小野猪
You may not smoke here.(不可以)语气轻
You can’t smoke here.(不能)重
You mustn’t smoke here.(决不可)最重
三、表示“可能”、“或许”和“推测”之意。can、may、must都可用,但语气和程度不同。
l.can (could)常用于否定句和疑问句中,could表示的“可能性”更小。
例:①否定句:It couldn’t be him,for he’s at the library.
②疑问句:Can he have gone out?
What can they be doing now?
2.may(might)用于肯定句和否定句中,might表示的“可能性”更小。赞美晚霞的诗句
例:①肯定句:He may be right.
②否定句:She may not have e yet.
3.must用于肯定句中。
例:①You must be very hungry.(对现在情况猜测)
②Everything is clean and tidy.Someone must have cleaned my room.(对过去事实的猜测)
4.试比较:
He might not have gone out.(或许没有)
He can’t have gone out.(不可能)
He must have been in the room.(一定、准是)
以上三句可能性逐渐加大至肯定。
练习题:
一、说明下列句中情态动词的含义。(A.能力;B.许可;《滕王阁序》C.猜测)。
( ) l. Mary can speak three languages.
( ) 2. He’s not in the office.He must have gone to the meeting.
( ) 3. Visitors mustn’t move and touch the exhibits.
( ) 4. The girl can play the violin very well.
( ) 5. Can I smoke here?
( )6、Can you lift this heavy box?
( )7、He may /might be very busy now.
二、用can(could),may(might),must填充。
1.I_____ run very fast.
2. What _____ I do for you,Li Hat?
3. I wonder where Ann is.She _________ be with Dick,I think.
4. A:That pen _______ be his.
B:No,it _______(not)be his.
5. Could I u your phone?Yes,of cour you _________.
6、---- we hand in our exerci books today?—No, you needn’t.