1. 英语语法
  2. 情态动词
  3. must表示推测

1) must用在肯定句中表示较有把握的推测,意为"一定"。

2) must表对现在的状态或现在正发生的事情的推测时,must 后面通常接系动词be 的原形或行为动词的进行式。

例句:

You have worked hard all day.You must be tired.

你辛苦干一整天,一定累了。(对现在情况的推测判断)

He must be working in his office.

他一定在办公室工作呢。

比较:

He must be staying there.

他现在肯定呆在那里。

He must stay there.

他必须呆在那。

3) must 表示对已发生的事情的推测时,must 要接完成式。

例句:

I didn't hear the phone. I must have been asleep.

我刚才没有听到电话,我想必是睡着了。

4) must表示对过去某时正发生的事情的推测,must 后面要接不定式的完成进行式。

例句:

-Why didn't you answer my phone call?

-Well, I must have been sleeping, so I didn't hear it.

5) 否定推测用can't。

例句:

If Tom didn't leave here until five o'clock, he can't be home yet.

如果汤姆五点才离开这儿,他此时一定还未到家。