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May, might, ca n, could 表可能性 may/might 表示’可能’，往往可以交替使用，并无时间上的差异，只是用 might 在口气上比用 may更加不甚肯定，从而比较婉转。 may/might既可表示现在的‘可能’ ： .It may/might be true. He may/might be still waiting at the door. 也可表将来的’可能: .He may/might leave tomorrow. He may/might not to leave n ext week. 在疑问句中表示_ ‘可能_，须用_can_而不用_may .Where can he be He may be in the office. 用can /could表示现在的 可能，在口气上ould比较婉转。 .That s not mine. Whose can it be It could be Johns.用can，表示‘可能’，较多的用于否定句中，而 could则 不受此限。 .If you don t have a guide, you could lose your way. (=it s possible for you to lose your way.) It can t/couldn t be true. The moon cannot always be at the full. can与may 的区另U 在否定句中，用can表示‘可能’与用 may表示‘可能’往往产 生含义上的微妙差异：用 can表示‘可能’往往表示逻辑上的 可能性’；而用 may表示‘可能’则指事实上的‘可能性 。 .The road can be blocked. (=It s possible for the road to be blocked.) The road may be blocked. (=It s possible that the road is blocked.) Ano ther example: Mr. Reed is in poor health. He can be ill at any time. Mr. Reed looks pale. He may be ill. 3）表示过去的‘可能’，可用 may/might+不定式完成体或不定式完成进行 体，在这里用 may/might ，也只有口气上婉转程度的差异，而没有时间上 的区别： .He may/might have bee n hurt. She may/might have missed the train. 也用 ‘ can/could+不定式完成体’表示过去的可能 .He can t/couldn t have been hurt. She can t/couldn t have missed the train. 用‘ might/could+不定式完成体’有时可以表示本来可能发生但没有发生的， 或 者本来可能完成却没有完成的动作。 .You might have killed yourself.（你本来可能送命的。） You might have fini shed the work last week. summary 句型情态动词 句 型 情态动词 释义 May[ fml ], 表示某事可能发生或称为现 might, 实 肯 could 人们常用以表示所说的话并 不肯定 疋 句 谈论事情一般的可能性而不 can 是某件事在某个特定情况下 发生的可能性 疑 Could( n t ), can 问 句 be likely, might[ fml ] 否 Ca n t, couldn表示某件事不可能是事实 疋 句 May not, might 表示可能某件事不是事实 例子 He may/might be still waiting at the door. If you have a guide, you could lose your way. The temperature can sometimes reach 35 °C in July. Could it be that you don t want to leave There are plans to rebuild the town centre, but it can t/couldn happten for another ten years. There are plans to rebuild the town centre, but notit may no t/might not happe n for ano