情态动词和虚拟语气
一、情态动词
情态动词表示说话人的语气和情绪,本身词义不全,不能单独作谓语,后面必须与动词原形一起构成谓语。情态动词没有人称和数的变化,有的情态动词有过去式。常见的情态动词有can, could, may, might, must, have to, shall, should, will, would, ought to, need, dare等。
重点要掌握下列内容
    
        
            | 情态动词 | 重点知识 | 举  例 | 
        
            | can | 在否定句、疑问句和感叹句中,表示怀疑、惊异、不相信的态度。 | Can it be true? 难道这是真的? You can't be serious! 你怕不是在开玩笑吧! Oh, dear, what on earth can this mean? 哎呀,亲爱的,这究竟是意味着什么? | 
        
            | 表示“经过努力后终于能……”用be able to | The fire spread the building quickly but everybody was able to escape.大火迅速蔓延到整幢大楼,但大家都逃了出来。 注意:be able to比can有更多的形式变化 When he grows up, he will be able to support his family. 他长大后就能养家了。 Frank is ill. He hasn't been able to go to school for one week.弗兰克病了,已经一周没去上学了。 |