英式英语和美式英语语法对比英式英语和美式英语语法对比.ppt

Company Logo Company Logo In grammer British English American English Verb agreement with collective nouns Tense：Past tense forms present perfect have-get-take 3. Use of auxiliaries and modals 4. Use of prepositions BrE AmE The committee meets/meet tomorrow. The committee meets tomorrow. The team is/are going to lose. The team is going to lose. Collective nouns + verb BrE: singular /plural verbs AmE: singular verbs Verb Agreement With Collective Nouns The enemy is suing for peace. (AmE) The government have not announced a new policy. (BrE) The Beatles are a well-known band. Past tense forms Last night, I _____________ (dream) that I could fly. The bad news has ___________ (spoil) my day. He suddenly sprang to his feet when he ___________(learn) the news. dreamt/dreamed spoilt/ spoiled learnt/ learned BrE: irregular form AmE: regular form Company Logo Infinitive Simple past(Br) Simple past (Am) Past participle(Br) Past participle(Am) burn burned/burnt burned/burnt burned/burnt burned/burnt dream dreamed/dreamt dreamed/dreamt dreamed/dreamt dreamed/dreamt get got got got gotten learn learned/learnt learned learned/learnt learned smell smelled/smelt smelled smelled/smelt smelled spoil spoiled/spoilt spoiled/spoilt spoiled/spoilt spoiled/spoilt wake woke woke/waked woken woken BrE: present perfect (have/has + P.P) . AmE: simple past Jenny feels ill. She ate too much.? (AmE) Jenny feels ill. Shes eaten too much. (BrE) I cant find my keys. Did you see them anywhere? (AmE) I cant find my keys. Have you seen them anywhere? (BrE) Present Perfect Tense 你完成作业了吗？ Have you finished your homework yet? Did you finish your homework yet? 我刚吃过午饭。 Ive just had lunch. I just had lunch. 我钥匙丢了。 I have lost my key. I lost my key. 你有笔吗？ Have you got a pen? Do you have a pen? Chinese BrE AmE Expressions Possession BrE: have got AmE: have