GrammarM3Unit1资料.pptVIP

1) can的主要用法是： possibility,prediction, ability, request, blaming, offering help, etc. The girl can dance very well. Can the news be true? Can I sit here? Can I help you? How can you say that? I can’t say that he has finished his work. 2) could的主要用法是： A. could 是can的过去式, 表示与过去 有关的能力和推测: We all knew that the young man couldn’t be a doctor. 3) can和could接动词的完成时 may 和might ： may 的基本用法有三种: ?A. 表示请求、许可;比can较为正式: ?? May I come in ? You may go now. B. 表示 “也许” “可能”: 通常只用于肯定句和否定句中。 --I believe the man is from England.