Period Two Learning about Language 动词不定式的用法(Ⅱ)1.不定式的进行式的用法不定式的进行式主要表示与谓语动词的动作同时发生且正在进行的动作
It appears to be raining
He pretended to be reading an important paper when the boss entered
老板进来时他假装在看一份重要的文件
注意:正如可用进行时态表示将来意义一样,不定式的进行式有时也可表示将来
He was happy to be coming home
就要回家了他感到高兴
The old man seems to be dying
这老人似乎要死了
2.不定式的完成式的用法不定式的完成式主要表示发生在谓语动作之前的动作或表示在某个给定的时间之前已完成的动作
Sorry to have given you trouble
对不起,打扰了
I feel fortunate to have met them
我觉得很幸运能遇到他们
I hope to have finished the work by Friday
我希望星期五以前完成这项工作
注意:表示过去未曾实现的想法或愿望
I should like to have come earlier
我本想早点来的
I was to have told you about it but I didn’t have time to come over
我本来要告诉你的,但我没有时间过来
3.不定式的被动式的用法不定式到底用主动形式还是被动形式,往往取决于句子的意思,即意思上为主动就用主动形式,意思上为被动就用被动形式
Little else remains to be done today
今天没有什么别的事要做了
I was delight