infinitives
aims
1.Be able to recognize the infinitives and know the exact
meanings of them.
2.Be able to use these structures correctly.
1.基本概念
●不定式是动词的一种非谓语形式,没有人称和数的变化,
而且不能单独用作谓语,但仍旧有动词的特点,即可有
自己的宾语和状语,构成不定式短语,使用频率较高。
是一个考试经常考查的语法点。
2.基本形式
主动形式 被动形式
一般式 to do to be done
完成式 to have done to have been
done
进行式 to be doing /
完成进行式 to have been doing /
否定形式 not to do not to be done
疑问词+不定式 wh- to do wh- to be done
复合结构 sb.to do/for sb.to do /
3.句法功能
●不定式具有名词、形容词、副词的特征,在句中可以充当主语、表语、宾语、
定语、状语和补足语,还可以有自己的逻辑主语,即for sb.to do sth.。
• It is good to help others.(subject)
• It is my ambition to make sure that the disabled people in
our neighbourhood have access to all public
buildings.(subject)
• My ambition is to work in the computer industry when I
grow up.(predicative)
3.句法功能
• I don't have time to sit around feeling sorry for
myself.(attributive)
• I am the only student in my class to have a pet
snake.(attributive)
• A big company has decided to buy it from me.(object)
• My fellow students have begun to accept me for who I
am.(object)
3.句法功能
• I have had to work hard to live a normal life.(adverbial)
• Some days I am too tired to get out of bed.(adverbial)
• We must call on local government to give financial
assistance to disabled people. (object complement)
4.不定式的时态与语态
●根据需要,不定式可以有一般式(to do),完成式(to have
done),完成进行式(to have been doing),进行式(to be
doing)等时态形式以及被动形式to be done和to have been
done。
●他不允许我们早回家。
●He didn't allow us to go home early.
●他好像看过这部电影。
●He seemed to have seen the film.
●据说她住在该城市六年了。
●She is said to have been living in the city for six years.
●当他母亲进来的时候,小男孩假装在读书。
●The boy pretended to be reading when his mother came in.
●据说他几年前在国外学习过。
●He is said to have studied abroad a few years ago.
●据说此书已被译成了多种语言。
●The book is said to have been translated into many languages.
Drilling
●Translate the following sentences into English and pay
attention to the use of the infinitive.
●1.我忘了让你去社区服务中心了。
●I forgot to ask you to go to the community service
center.
●2.在检查机器之前关掉电源是很重要的。
●It's very important to turn off the electricity before you
check the machine.
● 3.我不知道哪儿能找到这种纽扣。
●I don't know where to find such a kind of button.
● 4.幸运的是,我们没有更多的活儿要做。
●Luckily,we don't have much more work to do.
● 5.海伦很高兴到过中国20多个省、市。
●Helen is very pleased to have travelled in more than 20
provinces and cities in China.
● 6.她事业有成,现在最大的愿望就是结婚生子。
●She has been very successful in her work,and now her
greatest wish is to get married and have some children.