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Can you help Simon ask for permission? Can Could May Might 1. father 2. Mr Hu 3. Andy 4. Cousin Tony I …? — Yes / No, you … 。如: a) — Might I join you? 我可以加入你們嗎? — Yes, you may. 可以。 might是 may的過去式,它也可以用來表示征求對方意見,不過很少用。如: a) — May I ask you a question? 我可以 問你一個問題嗎? — Yes, please. 可以,請問。 b) — Could I hand in our homework later, Mr Lin? 林老師,我可以稍后交作業(yè)嗎? — No, you can’t. 不,不行。 could是 can的過去式,在口語中, could常用來代替can向?qū)Ψ礁竦靥岢稣埱?,用法上?can正式,可以用于向老師或長輩提出請求,這時 could不表示過去,回答一般還是用 can。如: a) — Can I borrow your bike, Simon? 西蒙,我可以借一下你的自行車嗎? — Of course. 當(dāng)然可以。 I was worried about _________________________. 1. The radio says it _________ cloudy tomorrow. (be) 2. The headmaster hopes everything ______ well. (go) 3. Tom says that they ______________ (play) basketball at six o’clock yesterday evening. 4. I hear they ______________ (return) it already. 5. He said that they ___________ members of the Party since 1948. (be) 6. He asked what they _____________ at eight last night. (do) 7. The teacher told his class that light _______ faster than sound. (travel) 8. I think you ____________ about the murder now. (talk) will be goes were playing have returned had been travels are talking were doing 9. I didn’t know whom the letters ______ from. (be) 10. I didn’t know what time he _______ th