情态动词语法ppt.ppt

Modal Verbs Yes, we can. 1. “能够，可以” ，表能力 A blind man cannot judge colors. 2. “可以”，表允许 (和may意思相近) Can I use your pen? Could I use your pen? (could更婉转) Yes, you could. Yes, you can. (回答不能用could) 3. “可能”, 表猜测(主要用于否定疑问句） He can’t be a doctor. 他不可能是医生。 can/be able to Mary _________ play the piano. She ____ ___________ play it since she was 5. can只有两种时态形式，而be able to有多种时态形式。 Yesterday I ___________ get home before the heavy rain. He ____________ swim across the English Channel. But he didn′t feel like it that day. 在过去时中， could经常表示过去一般性的能力 was/were able to表示“过去做成了某事”。 was/were able to