情态动词表推测三个等级——must be 一定、may/might/could be 可能、can't be 不可能
引言
情态动词除了"能、可以、必须"这些意思,还有一个高频考点——表推测。must、can't、may、might、could 放在 be 前面,表达"一定、不可能、可能"。
抖音上一条「九年级核心考点:情态动词表推测」把初中要掌握的推测用法整理得很清楚。这篇文章帮你一次理清。
三个推测等级
```text
must be → 一定(把握最大,几乎肯定)
may/might/could be → 可能(把握不大)
can't be → 不可能(把握很大的否定)
```
must be —— 一定是
must 表推测时意为"一定是",只用于肯定句,表示把握很大:
```text
The light is on. He must be at home.
(灯亮着,他一定在家。)
She has worked all day. She must be tired.
(她工作了一整天,一定很累。)
```
注意:must 表推测时,否定不能说 mustn't be(那是"禁止")。
may / might / could be —— 可能是
这三个都表示"可能",把握不大:
```text
He may be in the library.(他可能在图书馆。)
She might be sick.(她可能生病了。)
Where is Tom? He could be in the classroom.
(Tom 在哪?他可能在教室。)
```
区别:
- may 可能性稍大
- might / could 更不确定,语气更委婉
can't be —— 不可能是
can't 表推测时意为"不可能",表示把握很大的否定:
```text
It can't be true.(这不可能是真的。)
That man can't be our teacher. He is much younger.
(那个人不可能是我们老师,他年轻多了。)
```
注意:can 没有肯定的推测用法(表推测时肯定句一般不用 can),只有否定形式 can't。
一张表总结
```text
推测程度 情态动词 例句
一定 must be He must be tired.
可能 may/might/could be He may be sick.
不可能 can't be It can't be true.
```
做题方法
```text
- 看证据:后半句给出什么线索?
- 定方向:证据指向肯定 → must;指向否定 → can't;不确定 → may/might/could
- 对时态:现在的情况用 be/do,过去的情况用 have done
```
实战练习
```text
- The ground is wet. It ______ have rained last night.
→ must(地湿 → 一定下过雨)
- She is only two years old. She ______ read books.
→ can't(才两岁 → 不可能看书)
- I'm not sure. He ______ be at the party.
→ may/might/could(不确定 → 可能)
```
总结
情态动词表推测三兄弟:
```text
must be → 一定(肯定推测)
may/might/could be → 可能(不确定)
can't be → 不可能(否定推测)
```
```text
今日小抄:
He must be at home. 灯亮着 → 一定在家
It can't be true. 不可能
He may be sick. 可能
must 的否定 ≠ mustn't be
```