动词不定式用法不定式是动词的一种非限定式,它是不受主语的单复数、人称、时态、语态等的限定及影响的一种动词形式。
一、动词不定式的基本结构动词不定式的基本形式为:to+动词原形,有时可不带to。
不定式的否定形式是:not to+动词原形。
在句中除不能作谓语外,其他成分都可作。
如:主语、表语、宾语、宾语补足语、定语和状语等。
注意:不定式之前的to(又称为小品词)与介词to的功能不同。
介词to之后要接名词或代词的宾格,或相当于名词的短语作它的宾语;而不定式符号to的后面需要跟动词原形。
speak to him (to 是介词) 对他讲话to speak English (to 是不定式的小品词) 讲英语二、动词不定式的用法不定式在句中有各种作用,一般可归类为三种基本用法:作名词,作形容词,作副词。
(一) 不定式作名词的用法不定式起名词作用,在句子中担当主语、表语、宾语和宾语补足语。
⒈作主语名词用法的不定式和名词一样,可担任句子的主语。
To grow more trees here is very important.(=It is very important to grow more trees here.) 在这里多种些树是非常重要的。
To hear your voice is so nice.(=It is so nice to hear your voice.) 听到你的声音真高兴。
To speak English well is not easy for me.(=It is not easy for me to speak English.) 把英语说好对我来说并不容易。
To walk to school takes me twenty minutes.(=It takes me twenty minutes to walk to school.) 步行到学校我要花20分钟。
注意:在It is… to…”的句型中,it是形式主语,真正的主语是不定式;使用这种结构,可以避免句子的头重脚轻。
通常不定式被视为第三人称单数,所以动词用is或was。
It is bad for your eyes to read in the sun. 在阳光下看书对你的眼睛有害。
另外,不定式作主语的句子,同时有另外一个不定式作表语时,不能转换成“It is… to…”的句型。
To see is to believe. (百闻不如一见。
)不能转换为:It is to believe to see.2.作表语不定式像名词一样,可以放在be动词后面,形成表语。
My work is to clean the room every day. 我的工作是每天打扫这间屋子。
Her dream is to be a lawyer. 她的梦想就是成为一名律师。
What they want is to do it at once. 他们所想的就是立刻着手做这件事。
3.作宾语不定式作宾语用在及物动词之后。
常用的及物动词有:want, wish, hope, like, begin, start, help, agree, refuse, promise, learn, forget, know, need, try等。
They began to read and write. 他们开始读和写。
She wanted to get home earlier that day. 她那天想要早一些到家。
They refused to do so. 他们拒绝那样做。
I hope to visit Paris some day. 我希望有一天能参观巴黎。
注意:(1) 在某些复合宾语中,常用“it”代替不定式,而把不定式放到后面去。
He found it very difficult to get to sleep. 他发现很难入睡。
She thinks it important to study English well. 她认为把英语学好很重要。
(2) 在tell, show, teach, find out, decide, learn, forget等动词之后,常用一个带连接代词或副词的不定式作宾语。
He doesn’t know which one to choose. 他不知道应该选哪一个。
My mother used to teach me how to read and write. 过去我母亲常教我如何读书写字。
No one could tell me where to get this kind of bike. 没人告诉我在哪里能找到这种自行车。
4.做宾语补足语She asked me to speak more loudly.宾语宾补Jim told him not to cry. 吉姆告诉他不要哭。
She advised him to do so. 她劝他这么做。
We all know him to be a clever boy. 我们都知道他是一个聪明的孩子。
He reminded me to lock the door when I left. 他提醒我离开时锁上门。
注意:(1) 有一些表示感官的动词,如see, hear, watch, feel, notice和某些使役动词,如let, make, have等,其后跟不定式作宾语补足语时,不定式通常不带to.He saw Li Ping come into the classroom. 他看见李平走近了教室。
Don’t forget to let her leave earlier. 别忘了让她早点走。
It made me feel thirsty. 这东西让我感到口渴。
但当这些动词用于被动语态时,作主语补足语的不定式要带to. 例如:He was seen to come into the classroom. 他被看见走进了教室。
I was made to do a lot of homework yesterday. 我昨天被要求做很多家庭作业。
(2) 感官动词后面还可用现在分词作宾语。
区别为:不定式表示动作发生了,侧重全过程;现在分词则表示动作正在进行。
如:I saw him come in. 我看见他进来了。
I saw him coming in. 我看见他正往里走。
(3) 动词help之后,带to或不带to都可以。
Will you please help me (to) take this suitcase? 请你帮我提一下这个衣箱好吗?She often helps her mother (to) clean their house. 她经常帮助她妈妈打扫房子。
(二)不定式作形容词的用法——作定语1. 不定式有时起形容词作用修饰名词或代词,在句中担任定语。
不定式作定语时,它的位置在它所修饰的名词或代词之后。
I have a lot of work to do. 我有许多事情要做。
Have you got anything to say? 你还有什么要说的吗?She is the last to come. 她是最后一个到的。
注意:(1) 如果修饰不定代词的还有形容词时,它们的位置应该是:不定代词+形容词+不定式。
I have something important to do. 我有些重要的事要做。
Give me something hot to drink. 给我一些热的东西喝。
(2) 如果不定式是不及物动词,或者不定式修饰的名词或代词是不定式动词的地点、工具等,不定式之后要加一个介词。
This is the best room for you to live in. 这是最适合你住的房间。
There is nothing to worry about. 没什么事情可担心的。
I want to borrow a piece of paper to write on. 我想借张纸写字。
(3) 不定式作定语时,一般可转换为定语从句。
The next train to arrive is from Shanghai. (to arrive=that will arrive)下一列到站的火车来自上海。
(三)不定式作副词的用法不定式可起副词的作用,在句中表目的、结果、原因等。
1. 表目的He came to teach the little girl English. 他来给这个小女孩上英语课。
I went to visit my uncle last Sunday. 上星期天我去拜访了我的叔叔。
In order to study English well, she often does more speaking and writing.为了把英语学好,她经常多说多写。
2. 表结果What has he said to make you so sad? 他说了什么话让你这样伤心?They lifted a rock only to drop in on their own feet. 他们搬起石头砸了自己的脚。
3. 表原因I am sorry to hear that. 听到这件事,我感到很难过。
The question is quite difficult to answer. 这个问题很难回答。
三、动词不定式的几个重要结构1. 不定式的否定结构:not +to doHe told me not to be late. 他告诉我别迟到。
She asked the old man not to be angry. 她请这位老人别生气。
注意:不定式否定句不同于否定句形式。
不定式否定句没有助动词,否定句有助动词。
I didn’t ask him to come here. 我没请他来。
I asked him not to come here. 我请他不要来。
2. 不定式的复合结构:for+名词(代词)+不定式It is very difficult for me to do this job. 对我来说做这件工作很困难。
It is very important for you to practise your oral English in the daily life.在日常生活中练习你的英语口语是非常重要的。
3. 不定式的“of+名(代)+不定式”结构It is very nice of you to help me. 你来帮我真是太好了。
It’s kind of you to think so much of us. 难为你这样替我们想。