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(单词翻译:双击或拖选)
特征
1)情态动词(modal verb)本身有词义,表示说话人的语气或情态,但词义不完全,不能单独用作谓语动词,一般只能和动词原形一起构成谓语动词。
2)情态动词所表示的情态有:命令、允诺、请求、拒绝、愿望、愿意、义务、必要、可能、能力、敢于、需要等。
3)情态动词(ought除外)和助动词shall,will,should,would一样,后面的动词不定式一般皆不带。
形式变化
1)没有人称和数的变化,第三人称单数的现在时也无变化。如:
I can We can
You can You can
He
They can
She can
It
2)有些情态动词有过去式,有少数过去式和它的原形相同。
a)有过去式的情态动词有:
may —— would
can ―― could
may―― night
shall —— should
have to —— had to
b)过去式不变的情态动词有:
must — must (或had to)
ought to — ought to
need———need
dare — dare(亦可用dared)
3)大多数情态动词后面可用动词的进行式、完成式和被动形式,如:can(may,must)be doing,can(may,must) have done,can(may,must)be done等。
否定式
情态动词和助动词一样,后面可直接跟否定词not。现将情态动词的否定式及其否定式的简略式(简略式用于口语中)列举如下:
shall not——shan't [FB:nt]
will not———won't [wEunt]
can not—can't [kB:nt]
must not—mustn't [5mQsnt]
should not—— shouldn't
would not—— wouldn't
could not—— couldn't
dare not— daren't [dZEnt]
need not—— needn't
在疑问句中的用法
情态动词在疑问句中的用法和助动词相同。如:
May I ask you a question? 我可以问你一个问题吗?
Can you let me use your dictionary for a minute? 你能把字典借我用一会儿吗?
Would you like to visit the heavy machinery plant? 你想参观重型机器厂吗?
注意have to在疑问句中的位置。如:
Do you have to go out today? 你今天一定得出去吗?
Does he have to finish the work tomorrow? 他明天非做完这项工作不可吗?
1)情态动词(modal verb)本身有词义,表示说话人的语气或情态,但词义不完全,不能单独用作谓语动词,一般只能和动词原形一起构成谓语动词。
2)情态动词所表示的情态有:命令、允诺、请求、拒绝、愿望、愿意、义务、必要、可能、能力、敢于、需要等。
3)情态动词(ought除外)和助动词shall,will,should,would一样,后面的动词不定式一般皆不带。
形式变化
1)没有人称和数的变化,第三人称单数的现在时也无变化。如:
I can We can
You can You can
He
They can
She can
It
2)有些情态动词有过去式,有少数过去式和它的原形相同。
a)有过去式的情态动词有:
may —— would
can ―― could
may―― night
shall —— should
have to —— had to
b)过去式不变的情态动词有:
must — must (或had to)
ought to — ought to
need———need
dare — dare(亦可用dared)
3)大多数情态动词后面可用动词的进行式、完成式和被动形式,如:can(may,must)be doing,can(may,must) have done,can(may,must)be done等。
否定式
情态动词和助动词一样,后面可直接跟否定词not。现将情态动词的否定式及其否定式的简略式(简略式用于口语中)列举如下:
shall not——shan't [FB:nt]
will not———won't [wEunt]
can not—can't [kB:nt]
must not—mustn't [5mQsnt]
should not—— shouldn't
would not—— wouldn't
could not—— couldn't
dare not— daren't [dZEnt]
need not—— needn't
在疑问句中的用法
情态动词在疑问句中的用法和助动词相同。如:
May I ask you a question? 我可以问你一个问题吗?
Can you let me use your dictionary for a minute? 你能把字典借我用一会儿吗?
Would you like to visit the heavy machinery plant? 你想参观重型机器厂吗?
注意have to在疑问句中的位置。如:
Do you have to go out today? 你今天一定得出去吗?
Does he have to finish the work tomorrow? 他明天非做完这项工作不可吗?