might,may,must,can.might,may,must表示的可能性程度由弱变强
must表示";一定";, can则一般用于疑问句或否定句中.
例如:
They must be talking about us on the radio right now.
此刻,他们一定在电台里谈论我们的情况.
2、She may have missed her train.
她可能没有赶上火车.
3、I don';t know why he is late,he might have had an accident.
我不知道他为何迟到,可能遇上了事故.
4、Where can John have put the matches He can';t have thrown them away.
约翰会把火柴放在哪儿呢 他不可能把火柴扔掉的.
5、That can';t be the postman,it';s only seven o';clock.
才七点钟,不可能是邮递员.
表示推测的情态动词后的动词不定式可用完成式,进行式和一般式三种.用完成式表示对过去情况的推测.
例如:
Her father thought that she must have met a fairy.
她父亲认为她一定碰上了仙女.
They must have studied English for years.
他们学习英语肯定有几年了.
You may have left your glasses at the office.
你可能把眼镜忘在办公室了.
用进行式则表示对正在发生的动作的推测.
例如:
He might be reading a newspaper now.
他可能正在看报纸.
He can';t be working at this hour.
这个时候他肯定不会在工作.
Mary must have some problem ,she keeps crying.
玛丽不停地哭,一定有了麻烦.
I saw that the camel must be blind in the right eye.
我知道这只骆驼右眼肯定瞎了.
Our team must win the game.
=I';m sure that our team will win the game.我们队肯定能赢这场比赛.
It might rain this evening.
=It';s possi- ble that it will rain this evening.今天傍晚天可能要下雨.
情态动词语气强弱排序初中
语气强烈(从左往右强烈程度依次减弱):must 、can/could、shall/should、may/might、will/would