谓语:
(1)由“不及物动词”、“及物动词 宾语”或“系动词 表语”等构成,说明主语所表示的人物“干什么”或“怎么样”。如:He travelled in space for the first time.(他首次在太空旅行。)
Who teaches you English this year?(今年谁教你们的英语?)
The pizza has gone bad. (那块烤馅饼已经变坏。) /
(2)谓语动词必须反映出人称、单复数、时态等信息,谓语动词往往由下列词语依序排列构成:
[情态动词] [时态助动词] [语态助动词] [主要动词](不一定全部出现)。
记住:谓语部分第一个动词往往是变形动词。
如:I am sorry, I am making so much noise but I have to. (对不起我发出了太大的声音但是只能这样。)
He can’t have finished reading the 800-page-long novel. (他不可能读完了那本长达800页的小说。) Something must be done to stop the fowl flu from spreading out. (该采取措施防止禽流感蔓延。)
(3) 记住使用下列正确形式:
①情态动词 原形动词。
如:You’d better go over the lesson.(你最好复习这一课。)
②shall/ will/ would 原形动词。
如:They should have been there once.(他们应该去过那儿。)
③be 现在分词或者过去分词。
如:What are you doing this evening?(今晚你打算做什么?)
Many trees have been cut down since 1970s.(自从20世纪70年代大批树木被砍伐。)
④have 过去分词。
如:Many trees have been cut down since 1970s.(意思同上)
⑤一般时问句和否定句中:do/does/did 原形动词。
如:He does not enjoy himself very much.(他日子过的不好。)
Did any of you see dinosaur eggs?(你们当中有谁见过恐龙蛋吗?)
⑥行为动词1 行为动词2 (不定式、动名词、现在分词、过去分词等形式)。
如:He made up his mind to be a vet.(他拿定主意要做个兽医。)
Feeling good about yourself is essential to feeling good about life.(自尊自爱是享受生活的根本。)
They wake up the other family members, calling,“Merry Christmas!”
(他们叫醒家庭的其他成员,呼喊着:圣诞快乐!)
The kings of ancient Egypt had strong tombs built for themselves.
(古代的埃及国王让人给他们自己修建坚固的坟墓。)
(4)不可用形容词、名词、代词、副词、介词短语等独立作谓语,必须在此之前加连系动词。
(5)谓语动词单复数形式:单数形式的动词有:is, was ,has, does以及“动词 s”;复数形式的动词有:are, were, have以及动词原形。其他动词不分单、复数。
记住:主语、谓语单复数必须保持一致。
Air and water is necessary to us all.(空气和水对于我们大家是必不可少的。)
(6)一般问句和反意问句的回答不使用行为动词,应该使用“是”动词、情态动词、助动词(be, will, have, do以及变形)。
如:The Olympic Games is held every other year, isn’t it? ----Yes, it is. (奥运会每两年举办一次,是吗?----是的。)
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