不规则动词的变化通常不遵循常规的规则,因此需要单独记忆。以下是一些不规则动词的变化例子:
A-A-A型
cast- cast - cast
cost- cost - cost
cut- cut - cut
hit- hit - hit
hurt- hurt - hurt
let- let - let
put- put - put
read- read - read
set- set - set
A-B-B型
beat- beat - beaten
A-B-C型
begin- began - begun
drink- drank - drunk
ring- rang - rung
sing- sang - sung
swim- swam - swum
sink- sank - sunk
drive- drove - driven
eat- ate - eaten
特别注意
有些动词的过去式和过去分词形式相同,但意义可能发生变化,例如:
lead- led - led (过去式和过去分词相同,但意思从“引导”变为“铅”)
break- broke - broken (过去式和过去分词相同,但意思从“打破”变为“断”)
go- went - gone (过去式和过去分词相同,但意思从“去”变为“已经去”)
do- did - done (过去式和过去分词相同,但意思从“做”变为“已经做”)
say- said - said (过去式和过去分词相同,但意思从“说”变为“已经说”)
get- got - gotten (美式英语中过去式和过去分词相同,英式英语中为 got)
记忆不规则动词时,可以尝试使用记忆法,例如将动词按照其变化类型分组,或者通过联想来帮助记忆。