| 对比 | 一般现在时 | 一般过去时 |
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| 推测 | I guess his girlfriend must be pretty. 情态动词表推测 | I guess he must have been busy yesterday. 一般过去时的情态动词表推测 |
| 事实 | Yes, his girlfriend is pretty. 一般现在时(重读is表强调) | Yes, he was busy yesterday. 推测与事实的对比,都是一般过去时。 |
| 对比 | 过去进行时 | 现在进行时 |
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| 推测 | I guess he may have been having a date at 8:00 last night. 过去进行时的情态动词表推测 | I guess he can’t be sleeping now. 我猜他现在不可能睡着了。 |
| 事实 | Yes, he was having a date at 8:00 last night. 以过去进行时方式回复事实 | No, he is not sleeping now. 是的,他现在没有睡觉。 |
| may = can 可以 | may 可能 | may not 有可能不会 |
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may be & maybe 和区别
| maybe adv. 也许,可能,大概 | may be (短语)表示对现在存在着的状态的一种可能性推测 | ||
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might 可以 (语气比may更婉转)
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| might < | may |
| He might come tomorrow(可能会来吧). | He may come tomorrow(可能会来). |
| It might rain tonight.(可能会下雨吧). | It may rain tonight.(可能会下雨). |
| We might not go anywhere.(可能哪儿也去不了). | We may not go anywhere.(可能哪儿都去不了). |
| 正式程度和礼貌性 | |
| Might | > May |
| Might I have a look at it? | May I have a look at it? |
| Might I come in? | May I come in? |
might be 可能性一般小于 may be
| might be | may be |
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| It might be true. | It may be true. |
| He might be ill | He may be ill. |
本册出现的情态动词
| 情态动词 | 陈述句 | 否定 情态动词 + not | 疑问问 情态动词移到句首 |
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| must | He must go |
He mustn't go |
Must he go home now? |
| can | She can come |
She can't come |
Can she come now? |
| could | I could answer sixteen of the questions. 可以 | I couldn't answer sixteen of the questions. 不可以 | Could you answer all the questions? |
| may | We may go abroad. 可能 | We may not go abroad. 可能不 | May I have a look at it, please? |
| might | He might come |
He might not come |
Might I have a look at it, please? |
| had better | We had better go back to the station now. 最好... | We had better not go back to the station now. 最好不... | We had better go back to the station now. 没有变的必要 |
| have to | I have to water the garden every day. 不得不... | I don't have to water the garden every day. 不需要... | I have to water the garden every day. 原句 |
| need | I needn't go to work today. 可替代must的否定。 | I needn't go to work today. 这里是must的委婉否定(不需要)。 | Do you have to water the garden every day? 需要助动词 |
must、can、could、may、might、had better、have to、need 情态动词是动词
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| can 能力 | I can't swim 我现在不会 | could 能够 | I couldn't swim 我以前不会 |
| may 可以 |
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might 当初可以 |
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must 必须(无时态) |
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