英语动词不定式的用法.pdf

英语动词不定式的用法 英语中的动词不定式在考试中是比较常见的。 不定式在句子中可做主语、宾语、表语、定语、 状语和宾语补语。以下是动词不定时的用法解析。 1)动词不定式做主语一般表示具体的某次动 作。 【例如】 To complete the 30 storied building in one year was quite a difficult task. To do that implies taking responsibility. 当主语较长，谓语较短时，常用 it 做形式主 语，而将不定式放到谓语的后面。 【例如】 It is important for modern young people to master at least two foreign languages. It 做形式主语，不定式放在谓语动词之后常 用于下列结构中： a) It is+形容词(easy, important, difficult, foolish, inconvenient, unnecessary, right, wrong...)+( for/of sb.)+不定式 【例如】 It is essential to reserve a table in advance of Christmas Eve. It is hard to put my hopessintoswords. It is not easy to catch fish with your hands only. It is important for us young people to learn English and master it. b) It is+名词(a pleasure, a pity, a pleasant thing, one ’s du ty, an honor, a shame, a crime, no easy job...)+不定式 It is a sheer waste of time to read that kind of trash. It is a pity to have to go without her. It is a glorious death to die for the people. c) It takes (sb.) some time (hours, months, days, a lot of time, patience...)+不定 式 It takes me three hours to learn English each day. It took them half the night to get home in the snow. 2)动词不定式作表语不定式作表语常表示将 来的动作，主语常常是表示意向、打算、计划的 词，如 wish, idea, task, purpose, duty, job 等。 【例如】 The most important thing for one ’s health is to have plenty of exercise. My chief purpose has been to point out the difficulties of the matter. The purpose of the organization is to greet all new comers to the city and to provide them with any necessary information. What I wanted was to get the work done as quickly as possible. 3)动词不定式作宾语不定式常在下列动词后 面作宾语： afford, agree, apply, arrange, ask, attempt, beg, begin, care, choose, claim, consen