May和might表推测.pptVIP

表示没有把握的推测,是语气弱的推测，might比may语气更弱，一般译为 “或许”、“可能”，包括三种情况： ① 对现在或未来的推测。 e.g. He might be at home。 Peter may come with us tonight, but he isn’t very sure yet. ② 对正在发生的事情的推测，用may/might be doing e.g. Tom might be sleeping at this time. Let’s speed up. They may/might be waiting for us now. ③ 对发生过的事情的推测，用may/might have done e.g. I can’t find my keys, I may/might have left them in your office. He may /might have been hurt seriously in the car accident. 注意: 表示推测时, 句中常有I’m not sure、I’m afraid、I haven’t decided…之类的短句。 【2013北京】35. --- You needn’t take an umbrella. It isn’t going to rain. --- Well, I don’t know. It do. A. might B. need C. would D. should * May和might表推测 河南省安阳市实验中学 英语组：郑雪 D 【解析】句意为： —我真不喜欢James。你为何请了他？ —别担心。他可能来不了。他说他的计划还没安排好。题干中的he wasn’t certain说明他可能不来，可能来，因此使用语气弱的推测might not。故选D。 链接高考： 【2011北京】24. —I don’t really like James. Why did you invite him? —Don’t worry. He come. He said he wasn’t certain what his plans were. A. must not B. need not C. would not D. might not D 【解析】根据“I’m not sure”可知说话者不能确定，因此使用might表示语气比较弱的推测，表示“或许”，故选D。 【2013重庆】26. --- What are you doing this Saturday? --- I’m not sure, but I go to the Rolling Stones concert. A. must B. would C. should D. might 【解析】第一个人说不会下雨，第二人回答I don’t know，因此可知，到底下不下雨是不能肯定的事情，故使用might表推测“有可能”。故选A。 A *