谈谈情态动词(Modal Verbs)(一)
我们常见的英文动词有:及物动词(Transtive Verbs)、不及物动词(Intranstive
Verbs)、助动词(Axiliary Verbs)、联系动词(Link Verbs /Copula)和情态动词(Modal
Verbs)。其他还有:非谓语动词,如:动词不定式、动名词。
这回我们就来谈谈情态动词(Modal Verbs 注意Modal 不是 Model 喔)。
* 情态动词也可称为"情态助动词 (Modal Auxiliaries)",因为它和基本助动词(be,
do, have)都属于助动词类。
* 情态动词和其他动词连用,可表示说话人的语气。
* 情态动词可表达建议、要求、可能和意愿等。
* 情态动词没有人称和数的变化。
* 常用的情态动词有:can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will, would
这九大情态动词;其他的还有ought to, need, dare 等。
其实我们这里谈的情态动词,它的特征用法,有许多方面和助动词是一样的(请参阅
《英文语法拉杂谈》助动词);但为了方便阅读,因此即使相同的部份,这里也同样列
出。
一、情态动词的变化:(情态动词could,动词 to work)
1.1 简单型(Simple):表示现在或将来的状态
I could work (动词不可加 to ,如:to work。下同)
you could work
he could work
she could work
it could work
we could work
they could work
1.2 完成式型 (Perfect):表示过去的状态
I could have worked (动词是 have + v-ed 过去分词。下同)
you could have worked
he could have worked
she could have worked
it could have worked
we could have worked
they could have worked
1.3 进行式型 (Continuous):表示现在或将来还在进行的状态
I could be working (动词是be + v-ing 现在分词。下同)
you could be working
he could be working
she could be working
it could be working
we could be working
they could be working
1.4 完成进行式型 (Perfect Continuous):表示过去正在进行的状态
I could ha
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