2015新托福考试语法大全：特殊词精讲6

　　begin(start) doing/to do

　　begin / start to do sth

　　begin / start doing sth.

　　1)　谈及一项长期活动或开始一种习惯时，使用doing.

　　How old were you when you first started playing the piano?

　　你几岁时开始弹钢琴?

　　2)　begin, start用进行时时，后面动词用不定式to do

　　I was beginning to get angry。

　　我开始生起气来。

　　3)　在attempt, intend, begin, start 后接know, understand, realize这类动词时，常用不定式to do。

　　I begin to understand the truth。

　　我开始明白真相。

　　4)　物作主语时

　　It began to melt.

　　感官动词 + doing/to do

　　感官动词 see, watch, observe, notice, look at, hear, listen to, smell, taste, feel + do　 表示动作的完整性，真实性;+doing 表示动作的连续性，进行性

　　I saw him work in the garden yesterday.

　　昨天我看见他在花园里干活了。(强调"我看见了"这个事实)

　　I saw him working in the garden yesterday.(强调"我见他正干活"这个动作)

　　昨天我见他正在花园里干活。

　　典型例题

　　1)They knew her very well. They had seen her ___ up from childhood.

　　A. grow　 B. grew　 C. was growing　 D. to grow

　　答案：A。因题意为，他们看着她长大，因此强调的是成长的过程，而非正在长的动作，因此用see sb do sth 的句型。

　　2)The missing boy was last seen ___ near the river.

　　A. playing　 B. to be playing　　C. play　　D. to play

　　答案A. 本题强调其动作，正在河边玩，应此用see sb. doing sth句型。