不規則動詞
不規則動詞,英語動詞按其過去式和過去分詞的構成方式可分為規則動詞和不規則動詞。規則動詞的過去式和過去分詞由詞尾加-ed構成,結尾是e時,只加d,結尾是y時,將y改為ied。而不規則動詞的變化因詞而異。[1]
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目錄
定義
英語單詞中由動詞原形轉變為過去式和過去分詞時不按詞尾加"-ed"之變化規則者叫做不規則動詞(irregular verbs)。
現代英語新生成的動詞都歸入"-ed"的規則變化,例如:
park→parked (停車--1864) [2]
fax→faxed (以傳真傳送--1979)
e-mail→e-mailed (以電腦網絡傳送--1982)
(所附年次為最早用例出現年次--O.E.D.)
因此,不規則動詞可以說都是古英語動詞的不規則變化因其常用度很高而一直沿用到今天者,所以我們今天在學習英語時絕對無法規避,也不可能規避這些不規則動詞。
從英語的演變來看,不規則動詞就是強勢動詞(strong verbs)--即其詞形變化全依其本身之語音(尤其是元音)變化來進行而不藉助詞尾的變化。例如:
原形
過去式 過去分詞 buy(買) bought bought sing(唱) sang sung speak(講) spoke spoken 我們學習不規則動詞的時候,最有效的方法就是要針對這種詞形變化的現象,了解其變化的型式,發出聲音背念,使其能自然地融入我們的speaking和writing,這樣才能說確實地把不規則動詞學會了。
注:與強勢動詞相對,須藉助"-ed"之詞尾來進行詞形變化的規則動詞就叫做弱勢動詞(weak verbs)。
識記方法
(1)原形、過去式、過去分詞相同(A-A-A型):
cast/cost/cut/hit/hurt/let/put/broadcast/burst/read/red/set/shut/spread/thrust/upset
(2)原形、過去式相同,過去分詞不同(A-A-B型):
beat/beat/beaten
(3)原形、過去分詞相同,過去式不同(A-B-A型):
come/came/come become/became/become
run/ran/run overcome/overcame/overcome
(4)原形不同,過去式,過去分詞相同(A-B-B):
1.在動詞原形後加一個輔動詞d或t構成過去式或過去分詞。
2.把動詞原形的最後一個輔音字母"d"改為"t"構成過去式或過去分詞。
3.其他
feel/felt/felt sleep/slept/slept
leave/left/left smell/smelt/smelt
keep/kept/kept creep/crept/crept
kneel/knelt/knelt sweep/swept/swept
spell/spelt/spelt weep/wept/wept
catch/caught/caught fight/fought/fought
teach/taught/taught think/thought/thought
stand/stood/stood lay/laid/laid
understand/understood/understood pay/paid/paid
bleed/bled/bled say/said/said
feed/fed/fed stick/stuck/stuck
lead/led/led strike/struck/struck
meet/met/met tell/told/told
learn/learnt/learnt sell/sold/sold
learn/learned/learned win/won/won
burn/burnt/burnt wind/wound/wound
burn/burned/burned have(has)/had/had
deal/dealt/dealt hear/heard/heard
mean/meant/meant lean/leant/leant
dream/dreamt/dreamt lean/ leaned/leaned
bend/bent/bent shine/shone/shone
build/built/built shoot/shot/shot
lend/lent/lent show/showed/shown,
spend/spent/spent show/showed//showed
flee/fled/fled sit/sat/sat
speed/sped/sped lose/lost/lost
speed/speeded/speeded dig/dug/dug
spit/spit/spit hold/held/held
spit/spat/spat get/got/got(AmE gotten)
bring/brought/brought find/found/found
light/lit/lit make/made/made
light/lighted/lighted buy/bought/bought
(5)現在式,過去式,過去分詞都不同(A-B-C型):
1.在動詞原形後加-n或-en構成過去分詞。
2.過去式加-n或-en構成過去分詞。
3.變單詞在重讀音節中的的元音字母"i"分別為"a"(過去式)"u"(過去分詞)。
drive/drove/driven blow/blew/blown
rise/rose/risen fly/flew/flown
wake woke/woken grow/grew/grown
do/did/done know/knew/known
go/went/gone throw/threw/thrown
see/saw/seen prove/proved/proven
eat/ate/eaten break/broke/broken
fall/fell/fallen choose/chose/chosen
give/gave/given freeze/froze/frozen
shake/shook/shaken speak/spoke/spoken
take/took/taken steal/stole/stolen
mistake/mistook/mistaken weave/wove/woven
forbid/forbad/forbidden begin/began/begun
forget/forgot/forgotten drink/drank/drunk
ride/rode/ridden ring/rang/rung
hide/hid/hidden sing/sang/sung
write/wrote/written sink/sank/sunk
wear/wore/worn swim/swam/swum
(6)相同動詞因其過去式、過去分詞有兩形式而產生不同詞義:
speed過去式、過去分詞有兩種:
sped/sped快行 speeded/speeded加速
light過去式,過去分詞有兩種:
lit/lit點着(表語) lighted/lighted供電,點燃的(定語)
shine過去式、過去分詞有兩種:
shone/shone/照耀 shined/shined擦亮
hang過去式、過去分詞有兩種:
hung/hung懸掛 hanged/hanged絞死
(7)drunken,stricken,sunken已轉為形容詞常作定語
a~ sot酒鬼 in a~manner搖搖晃晃地
(8)lie躺臥lay/lain/lying(現在分詞)
lie撒謊 lied/lied/lying
lay放,下蛋laid/laid/laying
(9)come,become,overcome屬不規則變化,但welcome屬規則動詞,其過去式、過去分詞為:welcomed,welcomed
(10)fly,blow不是規則變化,但flow(流)是規則變化,過去式、過去分詞為flowed,flowed.
(11) find發現 found found
found創建 founded founded
wind繞 wound wound
wound傷害 wounded wounded
see看見 saw seen
saw鋸 sawed sawed
bear作"出生", 過去分詞有兩種:born,borne,
borne用於have之後及帶有by的被動句中;
born用於be born in/on/at中。
作"出生",以外意義,其形式為bear/bore/borne忍受。