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Употребление модальных глаголов Can (Could) и May (Might)

CAN ????????????:

  1. ??? ????????? ??????????? ??? ??????????? ????????? ???????? (? Indefinite Infinitive*).
    I can do it now. ? ? ???? ??????? ??? ??????.
  2. ????? ?? ??????????? ???????????, ??? ???????? ? ???????????????? ??????????? (c Perfect Infinitive**).
    He cannot have done it. ? ?? ????? ????, ????? ?? ??? ??????.

COULD ????????????:

  1. ??? ????????? ??????????? ??? ??????????? ????????? ???????? ? ??????? (? Indefinite Infinitive).
    He could swim very well when he was young. ? ?? ???? ?????? ???????, ????? ??? ???????.
  2. ? ????????? ????, ????????? ?? ??????? ? ????????? ??????? (? Indefinite Infinitive ? Perfect Infinitive).
    I said that he could speak English. ? ? ??????, ??? ?? ????? ???????? ??-?????????.
    I said that he couldn't have done that. ? ? ??????, ??? ?? ?? ??? ????? ???????.
  3. ? ??????? ????? ???????? ???????????:
    ?) ? ???????? ???????????? ??????? ???? (? Indefinite Infinitive).
    If he tried, he could do it. ? ???? ?? ?? ??????????, ?? ??? ?? ??? ???????.
    ?) ? ???????? ???????????? ???????? ???? (? Perfect Infinitive).
    If he had tried, he could have done it. ? ???? ?? ?? ??????????, ?? ??? ?? ??? ???????.

MAY ????????????:

  1. ??? ????????? ?????????? (? Indefinite Infinitive).
    You may go home now. ? ?? ?????? ?????? ????? ?????.
  2. ??? ????????? ?????????????:
    ?) ???????????? ? ?????????? ??? ???????? (? Indefinite Infinitive).
    It may rain today. ? ???????, ????????, ????? ?????.
    ?) ???????????? ? ?????????? (? Perfect Infinitive)

    He may have returned to London. ? ??, ????????, ??????????? ? ??????.

MIGHT ????????????:

  1. ? ????????? ????, ????????? ?? ??????? ? ????????? ???????:
    ?) ??? ????????? ?????????? (? Indefinite Infinitive).
    She said that he might take her doctionary. ? ??? ???????, ??? ?? ????? ????? ?? ???????.
    ?) ??? ????????? ????????????? (? Indefinite Infinitive ? Perfect Infinitive).
    He said that she might know their address. ? ?? ??????, ??? ???, ????????, ????? ?? ?????.
    He said that she might have lost their address. ? ?? ??????, ??? ???, ????????, ???????? ?? ?????.
  2. ? ??????? ????? ???????? ???????????:
    ?) ? ???????? ???????????? ??????? ???? (? Indefinite Infinitive).
    If you tried, you might get the book. ? ???? ?? ?? ???????????, ?? ????? ?? ??????? ??? ?????.
    ?) ? ???????? ???????????? ???????? ???? (? Perfect Infinitive).
    If he had been here, he might have helped us. ? ???? ?? ?? ??? ?????, ?? ??? ?? ??? ??????.

??????? ? ???????????? CAN (COULD) ? MAY (MIGHT)

???? ?????? ???? ????????????? ?? ????????? ????????, ? ?????????, ????, ?? ???????????? CAN (COULD). ???? ?? ?????? ???? ????????????? ?? ????????? ???????????, ?? ???????????? MAY (MIGHT). ????????:
Can I come in? - Yes, you can. - ??????? ????? ?????????? ??????????? ?????, ?.?. ??, ?? ????????? ???????? ??? ???????.
May I come in? - Yes, you may. - ??????? ????? ?????????? ?????, ?.?. ??, ??? ???????????, ??????????? ??? ???????.
*Indefinite Infinitive - ?????????????? ?????????, ??????? ????? ??????????. ?????????? ??? ?????? ???????????????? ???????.
**Perfect Infinitive - ?????????? ?????????, ??????? ????? ??????????. ?????????? ? ??????? ??????? to have + Past Participle (????????? ?????????? ???????).

?????? ?????? ??? ???????? ?????? ?? ??????

  
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