当我们提起助动词,它的功能顾名思义就是帮助实义动词---帮助实义动词改变时态,单复数,说话者的意思(变成否定句和疑问句)。助动词主要有:do(does,
did), be(am, is, are, was, were), have(has, had), shall (should), will
(would).
1) 改变时态
He always gets up at 6am.
He will get up at 6am.
He would get up at 6am.
He is getting up now.
He was getting up.
He has already got up.
He had already got up.
2) 改变单复数
I am getting up now
You are getting up now.
He is getting up now.
They are getting up now.
I have done this job.
You have done this job.
He has done this job.
I was wrong.
You were wrong.
She was wrong.
They were wrong.
3) 肯定变否定
He always plays football.
He doesn’t always play football.
He played football yesterday.
He didn’t play football yesterday.
He is working now.
He is not working now.
He has finished this job.
He has not finished this job.
He will do this job.
He will not do this job.
4) 提问
He always plays football.
Does he always play football?
He played football yesterday.
Did he play football yesterday?
He is working now.
Is he working now?
He has finished this job.
Has he finished this job?
He will do this job.
Will he do this job?
1 I have to finish my homework now./
He has to finish his homework now.
2 I do not have to finish my homework now./ He does not have to finish
his homework now.
3 Do I have to finish my homework now?/ Does he have to finish his homework
now?
4 I had to finish my homework yesterday./ He had to finish his homework
yesterday.
5 I will have to finish my homework tomorrow./ He will have to finish
his homework tomorrow.
比较 may 和 must
May 和must 都表示猜测和可能性。May暗含不确定,Must暗含很可能。
1) 对现在发生的事情的猜测
He may be right now.
他现在可能是对的。
He must be right now.
他现在一定是对的。
2) 对过去发生的事情的猜测
He may have done that math question before.
他以前可能做过那道数学题。
He must have done that math question before.
他以前肯定做过那道数学题。
特别注意
第一个句子表示应该干的事而没干,第二个句子表示不应该干的事而干了.
1) You should have finished this
job.
你早应该做完这份工作了。
2) You should not have lied.
你不应该撒谎。