如:I would like to have a rest at the moment.(我现在想休息一下)/
They began to search the room for the thief.(他们开始在屋子里搜寻小偷)/
He liked to have a swim in the pool near his house.(他喜爱在靠家的水塘里面游泳)/
When did you learn to speak English?(你什么时候开始学英语的?)/
Don’t forget to close the door when you leave.(你离开时别忘了关门
[比较] He forgot to turn off the light.(他忘了关灯.) (没关)/
He forgot turning off the light.(他忘记关过灯.)(关了) /
Please remember to ring me up.(记得给我打电话.)(还没打电话) /
I remember calling you yesterday but you forgot.(我记得昨天给你打电话了,但是你忘记了.)(打过电话)
[B] 及物动词 疑问词 不定式:
如:He does not know which one to take.(他不知道该选哪个)/
Tell me how to get to the station.(告诉我怎么样去火车站)/
She asked me what to do for today’s homework.(她问我今天家庭作业做什么)/
Can you teach me how to search the internet?(你能教我怎样上网吗?)
[C] 不定式作宾语而后面又有宾语补足语时,通常用it代替作形式宾语,而不定式则后置。
如: I found it not very easy to learn to ride a bike.(我发现学骑车不很容易)
⑤ 动词不定式可以在句子中用作定语,放在名词或代词后面。
[A] 记住下面的一些结构:
[B] 在这种情况下,如果不定式动词是不及物动词,则后面必须加介词。如:
They could not find a place to live in.(他们找不到住的地方)/
Please give me a chair to sit on.(请给我一张椅子坐坐)/
He has got a writing brush to write with.((他找到了写字的毛笔)
⑥ 动词不定式可以在句子中用
作状语,有下列几种情况:
[A] 放在不及物动词(come, go, stop, finish, wait等词)的后面。
如:He came to see her yesterday.(他昨天来看望她)(表示来的目的)/ I stopped to have a rest.(我停下来休息一会儿)(表示停下来的目的)
[B] 放在完整的谓语之后(即“谓语 宾语”、“谓语 宾语 补语”、“动词 表语”之后)。
如:We cleaned the room to let him play in it.(我们打扫了房间以便让他在里面玩)/
I opened the window to see more clearly.(我打开窗子以便看得更清楚点儿)
[C] 有时表示目的的不定式短语可以放在句首。
如:To arrive there on time,I got up one hour earlier than usual.(为了按时到达,我们比平时早起了一个小时)(表示早起的目的)
[注意] stop to do 与stop doing的不同。
如:They stopped to have a look.(他们停下来看看)(不定式作“停下来”的目的状语)/
They stopped looking out of the window and began to listen to the teahcher.(他们停止向窗外望,开始听老师讲课)(动名词作宾语,表示“停止”的内容)
⑦ 动词不定式可以在句子中用作表语,限用于连系动词之后。
如:My job is to keep the goal.(我的工作就是守住球门)
⑧ 动词不定式可以在句子中用作复合宾语中的宾语补足语。