如何使用不规则动词?规则、示例与常见错误
总结
引言
如果你正在学英语,不规则动词是最先让你感到困惑的语法点之一。
大多数动词只需加 -ed 就能构成过去式(work → worked),但不规则动词不遵循这一规律。
由于没有一条通用规则能套在所有不规则动词上,许多学习者只能死记硬背长列表,却不懂如何在真实句子中使用。本指南将解释什么是不规则动词、如何正确使用,以及如何避免典型错误——并配有简单示例与小练习。
什么是不规则动词?
不规则动词是指其过去式和/或过去分词不遵循“原形 + -ed”这一规则的动词。
规则动词:work → worked → worked
不规则动词:go → went → gone
换句话说:
● 规则动词在过去式加 -ed(或 -d)。
● 不规则动词变化方式各异(有时完全不变)。
基础示例
这些模式之所以不规则,是因为仅凭原形无法预测其变化。
不规则动词的核心类型(可观察到的模式)
不规则动词虽多,但部分可归为实用模式。这些并非严格“规则”,却能帮你更轻松地记忆与使用。
1. 无变化(三同)
部分不规则动词在过去式和过去分词中毫无变化。
原形 | 过去式 | 过去分词 |
|---|---|---|
go | went | gone |
eat | ate | eaten |
see | saw | seen |
buy | bought | bought |
put | put | put |
2. 过去式与过去分词相同
部分不规则动词只变一次,过去式与过去分词同形。
原形 | 过去式 | 过去分词 | 示例 |
|---|---|---|---|
build | built | built | They built a new house. |
send | sent | sent | She has sent the email. |
buy | bought | bought | He bought a car last year. |
3. 元音变化模式
许多不规则动词仅改变内部元音。
模式:i → a → u(sing-sang-sung 型)
原形 | 过去式 | 过去分词 |
|---|---|---|
sing | sang | sung |
drink | drank | drunk |
begin | began | begun |
模式:e → o → en(speak-spoke-spoken 型)
原形 | 过去式 | 过去分词 |
|---|---|---|
speak | spoke | spoken |
write | wrote | written |
break | broke | broken |
4. 完全独特形式
有些动词极其不规则,只能硬记:
原形 | 过去式 | 过去分词 |
|---|---|---|
go | went | gone |
be | was/were | been |
规则动词 vs. 不规则动词(快速对比)
特征 | 规则动词 | 不规则动词 |
|---|---|---|
过去式形式 | 原形 + -ed(work → worked) | 变化方式多样 |
过去分词形式 | 与过去式相同(worked) | 可能与过去式同形,也可能不同(gone, eaten) |
是否易预测? | 是,一条主规则 | 否,需逐一学习 |
示例 | play, clean, open | go, see, eat, take |
理解这一区别,是正确在英语句子中使用不规则动词的第一步。
结构规则:不规则动词在句中如何运作
尽管形式不规则,它们在时态中的用法与规则动词一致。
1. 不规则动词的过去式
用不规则动词的过去式表示已完成的过去动作。
结构:主语 + 不规则过去式
示例
I went to the gym yesterday.
She bought a new phone last week.
They saw that movie on Friday.
2. 不规则动词的现在完成时
用不规则动词的过去分词与 have/has 连用。
结构:主语 + have/has + 不规则过去分词
示例
I have seen that film before.
She has eaten breakfast already.
We have gone to London many times.
3. 不规则动词的被动语态
用 be + 过去分词。
● The window was broken by the wind.
● The email was sent yesterday.
● The painting was sold for a high price.
4. 进行时(原形 + -ing)
即使动词不规则,其 -ing 形式通常仍按规则变化。
● I am going to school.
● They were drinking coffee.
● She is writing a report.
不规则只体现在过去式与过去分词,-ing 形式不受影响。
如何使用不规则动词:规则 + 示例
以下实用规则适用于“如何使用不规则动词”及“何时使用”的真实语境。
规则 1:根据时态选用正确形式
句子:
Yesterday, I (go) to the bookstore.
❌ Yesterday, I go to the bookstore.
✅ Yesterday, I went to the bookstore.(过去式)
句子:
She (eat) sushi many times.
❌ She ate sushi many times.(听起来像已结束的过去经历)
✅ She has eaten sushi many times.(现在完成,至今的经历)
规则 2:一般现在时注意主谓一致
在一般现在时中,不规则动词与规则动词一样需遵守主谓一致。
I go, you go, we go, they go
He/She/It goes
示例:
✅ He goes to work by bus.
❌ He go to work by bus.
规则 3:have/has 与 had 后接过去分词
现在完成:have/has + 过去分词
She has gone home.
They have written three reports.
过去完成:had + 过去分词
He had eaten before he arrived.
We had seen the results already.
规则 4:被动语态中 be 后接过去分词
The letter was written yesterday.
The door was broken by accident.
The tickets were sold quickly.
不规则动词常见错误
以下是不规则动词形式中的常见错误。
1. 给不规则动词加 -ed
❌ He sended the message.
✅ He sent the message.
2. 混淆过去式与过去分词
❌ I have went to Canada.
✅ I have gone to Canada.
❌ She has saw the results.
✅ She has seen the results.
3. 混用规则与不规则形式
❌ They have wrote the report.
✅ They have written the report.
4. 用原形代替过去式
❌ Yesterday, we go to the park.
✅ Yesterday, we went to the park.
逐句示例拆解
句子:
She has written three emails today.
拆解:
● She → 主语(谁?)
● has → 助动词(现在完成)
● written → write 的过去分词(不规则)
● three emails → 宾语(什么?)
● today → 时间状语(何时?)
句子:
They went to the museum last weekend.
拆解:
● They → 主语
● went → go 的过去式(不规则)
● to the museum → 介词短语(哪里?)
● last weekend → 时间状语(何时?)
练习:不规则动词小测
试试以下题目,检验你对不规则动词的掌握。
1. C…
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