modalverb情态动词有一定得意义,但没有人称和数的变化,不能独立使用,它和后面的动词构成谓语.只作情态动词的can/could,may/might,oughtto,must可情态可实义的need,dare/dared可情态可助动词的shall/should,will/would勉强作情态动词的haveto,usedtocan&could•can表能力(beableto表“经努力成功做”)客观可能性请求允许•could表委婉请求主要:疑问句,不用肯定句Couldyoudo…?Yes,Ican.(No,youcan’t.)•could虚拟语气但can不能•can/could表惊异,怀疑,不相信(否,疑)猜测may&might•表请求许可•MayIdo…?Yes,youcan/may.No,youcan’t/mustn’t.表“不可以”“禁止”•表祝愿Mayyousucceed!(倒装)•表推测(不用于疑问句)•Musttheydo…?Yes,theymust.No,theyneedn’t/don’thaveto.must&havetomusthaveto主观/客观主观客观时态现在,将来多种表推测√×询问意愿√×否定意禁止,不允许不必NeedIdo…?Yes,youmust.No,youneedn’t.dare&need情态动词实义动词dare否,疑,条darenotdo否,疑don’tdaretododon’tdaredo不用于肯定句肯:daretodoneed否,疑needn’tdo(don’t)needsth(don’t)needtodo肯:must,haveto,oughtto,shouldshall用于第一,三人称疑问句,征求意见或请求shall第二,三人称陈述句,命令,警告,允诺,威胁should表劝告,建议,命令,顺理成章的=oughtto•疑问句中常用should代替oughtto•oughtto表应该,语气>should•美语中,oughtto用于否,疑句时to可省shall,should&oughttoWill/Wouldyoudo…?表请求表意志,愿望,决心would表过去反复发生得动作或某种倾向“总是,总要”usedto表过去常常(现在已没有这种习惯)“过去常常”usedto可于状态动词连用would不可以eg.Heusedtobeaquietboy.()Hewouldbeaquietboy.()will&would√×可表推测的情态动词现在/将来:~do(can,could,may,might,must)过去:musthavedone=mayhavedone=mighthavedonecan/could(not)havedonecan/couldhavedone=shouldhavedone=oughttohavedoneneedn’thavedonedidn’tneedtodo=didn’thavetodo