在說到「動作」時,有數不清的動詞,不同場景表達用不同的動詞,最讓人頭疼的就是,到底是用doing還是用to do,不知道不可怕,用錯很尷尬,如果能把最常用的動詞都捊清了,那用英語表達的時候,也自信一些,不會惶惶恐恐,我到底說得對不對。
下面這些句子是不是很常見:
I enjoy dancing.我喜歡跳舞。
Would you mind closing the door?你介意把門關了嗎?
Jill suggested going to cinema.Jill建議去看電影。
在enjoy,mind,suggest這些常見動詞後面,都是用-ing形式。還有這些最最最常見常用的動詞,也都是跟著-ing形式。
Suddenly, they stop talking, there are silence.突然,他們停止了交談,那兒一片安靜。
When I finish cleaning the room, I'll do the shopping.我完成房間的清潔工作之後,我就會去購物。
He tried to avoid answering my question.他嘗試著迴避回答我的問題。
I don't fancy going out this afternoon.今天下午我不想出去。
Have you ever considered going to live in another country?你有考慮過去別的城市居住嗎?
其中有些動詞,還可以用「動詞+somebody+ing」結構表達。
I can't imagine Cindy riding a motorbike.我無法想像Cindy在騎摩託車。
You can't stop me doing what I want.你無法阻止我做我想做的事。
Sorry for keep you waiting so long.很抱歉讓你等了這麼久。
而像admit,deny,suggest,還可以接that使用。
She denied that she had stolen the money.=She denied stealing the money.
Jill suggested that we went to the cinema.=Jill suggested going to the cinema.
還有幾個常見的詞組,也搭配-ing使用。
give up=stop
put off= postpone
carry on/go on=continue
keep/keep on
Joe has given up smoking.Joe已經戒菸了。
We can't go on living like this, we must do something different.我們不能繼續像這樣子活著了,必須做點不一樣的事。
所以,見到聽到這些動詞+ing的時候,千萬不要以為是正在做什麼事情,而是因為它搭配的形式就是+ing形式。
而接下來這些常見的動詞,卻是要搭配to 使用。
It was late, so we decided to take a taxi to school.已經很晚了,所以我們決定打的回學校。
How old were you when you learnt to drive?你學開車的時候是幾歲?
I waved to Cindy but failed to attract her attention.我向Cindy招手,但是還是無法吸引她的注意。
I promise not to be late next time.我保證下次不會遲到了。
一樣的,其中有些動詞還可以在結構「動詞+主語+to...」中使用。
Can you remind phone Jill tonight?你可以提醒我晚上給Jill打電話嗎?
Marco teach me to drive.Marco教我開車。
Jim warned me not to touch the switch.Jim 警告我不要去碰開關。
而有些動詞,是既可以加-ing,又可以用「動詞+to」結構使用,只是要注意意思不同,不要混了。
remember doing something=我做過了某件事情,現在還記得這件事
I absolutely remember locking the door.我絕對記得我鎖了門的。
remember to do something=記得要去做某件事情
Please remember to lock the door when you leave.記得離開的時候要鎖門。
regret doing something=後悔做了某件事情,感到很抱歉
I now regret saying what I said.我很後悔我說過的那些話。
regret to do something=很抱歉要告訴某人一些什麼事情。
We regret to tell you that we are unable to offter you the job.我們很抱歉地告訴你,無法提供你這份工作。
continue dong something=繼續做同一件事
We must change our ways, we can't continue living like this.我們必須做出改變,不能繼續像這樣活著了。
continue to do something=繼續做另一件新的事情
After discussing the economy, the minister continue to talk about foreign policy.部長討論完經濟事宜後,又繼續談論有關對外政策的相關事宜。
最簡單的莫過於兩種形式隨便互換,不用擔心用錯,想用哪個用哪個,這樣的動詞,當然有啦。像begin,start,intend,bother,love,hate這幾個常用的動詞,都是可以用「動詞+ing」結構,也可以「動詞+to......」
I love meeting people. OR I love to meet people.It has started raining. OR It has sarted to rain.John intends buying a house. OR John intends to buy a house.這些都是交流中常見的動詞,雖然有時候會腦子卡殼,忘了搭配哪個結構,但是熟能生巧,多看看多練練,自然就熟了。