非谓语动词（初中）
定义
一个简单句中，只能存在一个谓语动词。其余的动词则为非谓语动词。
*非谓语动词没有原形
非谓语动词的形式
动词不定式：It is difficult for me to swim.
现在分词：The villagers found a crying boy.
动名词：I like singing in my small room.
练习
After a rest, they went on _____ about the same question.
A. talk B. to talk C. talking D. to talking
After a rest, they went on ______ about the next question.
A. talk B. to talk C. talking D. to talking
The old lady needs _____ after because she is ill.
A. look B. to look C. looking D. to looking
The lady needs _____ after her grandson, so she can’t go out.
A. look B. to look C. looking D. to looking
She asked me whether I was used _____ fire to cook.
A. make B. to make C. making D. to making
She asked me whether I used _____ fire to cook.
A. make B. to make C. making D. to making
She asked me whether wood is used _____ fire.
A. make B. to make C. making D. to making
Do you see the boy _____ the street now
A. cross B. to cross C. crossing D. to crossing
Did you see the boy _____ the street just now
A. cross B. to cross C. crossing D. to crossing
Don’t you forget _____ a letter for me before
A. post B. to post C. posting D. to posting
Don’t forget _____ a letter for me before dinner.
A. post B. to post C. posting D. to posting
I'm going to have my waste paper _____ away at once.
A. taking B. take C. taken D. to be taken
She wants _____ her dirty dress.
A. to wash B. washed C. washes D. washing
I saw the thief _____ the bookshop with my own eyes.
A. enter B. entered C. to enter D. to be entered
The thief was seen _____ the bookshop.
A. enter B. entered C. to enter D. to be entered
Please remember _____ your brother in Beijing.
A. see B. to see C. seen D. seeing
He can still remember _____ your brother somewhere.
A. see B. to see C. seen D. seeing
He didn’t want _____ for another hour.
A. wait B. waiting C. to wait D. to waiting
What about _____ smoking
A. gave up B. to give up C. giving up D. give up
He’s made up his mind _____ smoking.
A. gave up B. to give up C. giving up D. give up
The old man made a basin _____ water.
A. to carry B. carry C. carrying D. to be carried
He made the boy _____ the water with it.
A. to carry B. carry C. carrying D. to be carried
Would you please _____ the box for me
A. carry B. to carry C. carrying D. carried
Would you like _____ the box for me
A. carry B. to carry C. carrying D. carried
—It's difficult _____ a good job these days. —People are growing, but good jobs are not.
A. find B. to find C. finding D. found
It's very dangerous for us _____ the mobile phone while crossing the street.
A. answering B. to answer C. answer D. to be answered
It often takes me two hours _____my homework in the evening.
A. do B. doing C. to do D. did
I want to stay in the countryside for another two days because there are still lots of things _____.
A. do B. to do C. doing D. did
He sat by the window quietly, _____ an interesting novel.
A. read B. reading C. to read D. reads
It seems that it is going to rain. You'd better _____ windows open when you leave the house.
A. not leave B. leave C. not to leave D. to leave
We think it difficult _____ them the charity walk without team spirit.
A. for; to finish B. of; to finish C. for; finishing D. of; finishing
He went to school without _____ breakfast.
A. have B. having C. has D. had
You can never imagine the great difficulty I had _____ her e-mail address.
A. to get B. getting C. got D. get to
Look! There is a pet dog _____ on the playground. Let's go and play with it.
A. lies B. lie C. lying D. to lie
I am a league member. I volunteer my time _____ others.
A. help B. to help C. helping D. helped
—It's getting dark now. Why not stop _____ home —OK. Let's go.
A. go B. going C. to go D. goes
Mr. Li Wei is going to have his house _____ over there.
A. building B. to build C. built D. builds
The retired worker enjoyed _____ in the sun and _____ nothing at all.
A. sitting; doing B. sitting; to do C. to sit; doing D. to sit; to do
When I entered the house, I found my bike already _____.
A. repair B. repairing C. repaired D. being repairing
If you promise _____ angry with me, I will tell you what I have done.
A. get not B. not get C. not to get D. not getting
When Peter learned I was interested in skating, he offered _____ me.
A. to teaching B. teaching. C. teach D. to teach
Parents should allow their children _____ the things they like.
A. doing B. did C. does D. to do
Two disabled men from Hebei Province have spent over ten years _____ trees together.
A. plant B. plants C. planting D. planted
Would you mind _____ the box for me
A. carry B. to carry C. carrying D. carried
Let’s ____________ play in the street. Father tells me ________________ do so.
A. not to; not to B. not; not to C. don’t; to not D. not to; don’t
Try to sing more English songs, you will find it interesting _____ a foreign language
A. learning B. learns C. learn D. to learn
It took me two weeks _____ reading the novels written by Guo Jingming.
A. finish B. to finish C. finishes D. finishing
—I didn’t hear you come in just now. —That’s good. We tried _____ any noise, for you were sleeping.
A. not make B. not to make C. to make D. making
In order _____ for the meeting, my sister forced herself to get up early this morning.
A. not to be late B. not being late C. to be late D. being late
We advise parents _____ their children at home alone in order to keep them away from danger.
A. not leave B. not to leave C. leave D. to leave
Believe or not, a famous American actor, was always expecting _____ an Oscar and finally he made it.
A. to win B. will win C. not to win D. not winning
For more than once, our head teacher asks us _____ the habit of keeping a diary.
A. develop B. develops C. developing D. to develop
After long years of war, many people in Syria are homeless. I think it important _____ a peaceful world.
A. build B. not build C. to build D. not to build
Young people are encouraged to work hard _____ their own dreams.
A. achieve B. achieves C. to achieve D. achieved
—Is it necessary _____ us _____ some photos before saving the old man —Yes, it is. We can protect ourselves if we do so.
A. of; taking B. for; taking C. of; to take D. for; to take
It is wise _____ Linda to make up her mind _____ to play an instrument.
A. for; learning B. for; to learn C. of; learning D. of; to learn
—Please stay with me this weekend. —I'm sorry, but my father and I planned _____ Beijing a long time ago.
A. visit B. visiting C. to visit D. visited
In his e-mail, David promised _____ his daughter during her stay in Japan.
A. visiting B. visit C. visited D. to visit
Try to sing more English songs, you will find it interesting _____ a foreign language.
A. learning B. learns C. learn D. to learn
—We can use Wechat to chat with each other on the Internet. —Really Will you please show me _____ it
A. how to use B. what to use C. how can I use D. what can I use
Time is limited! You'd better _____ your time any more.
A. not to waste B. waste C. not waste D. to waste
Miss Chen, my dear English teacher, often encourages me _____ the challenges in my study.
A. face B. faces C. facing D. to face
Kids like reading stories which can make them _____.
A. laugh B. to laugh C. laughing D. laughed
Betty is often seen _____ the lonely old man with his housework.
A. to help B. helping C. helps D. helped
—My best friend went abroad. I miss her and feel down today. —Don’t be sad. Here is good news for you _____.
A. cheer up B. cheering up C. cheered up D. to cheer up
—Do you always get up so early —Yes, _____ the first bus. My home is far away from school.
A. catch B. to catch C. catching D. caught
—Jimmy, I don’t like my classmate Bob. He is so noisy. —Oh, so he is. But you cannot avoid _____ him. He sits next to you.
A. meet B. to meet C. meeting D. to meeting
—I have trouble _____ English, Mr. Lee. —Why not go to the English Corner and try to talk with others
A. reading B. writing C. speaking D. listening
—My father _____ to his workplace by bus, but now he _____ there by bike. —Really You have an environmentally-friendly father.
A. used to go, is used to go C. is used to go, is used to going B. used to going, is used to go D. used to go, is used to going
—John, remember _____ off the lights when you leave the classroom. —No problem!
A. turn B. turned C. to turn D. turning
—I tried to make Alice _____ her mind but I found it difficult. —Well, I saw you _____ that when I went past.
A. changed; do B. changes; doing C. change; to do D. change; doing
—Mr. Wang, please speak loudly in the hall to make yourself ______ while others are there. —Fine, thanks for telling me about that.
A. understood B. to understand C. understand D. understanding
My watch doesn’t work. I must have it _____.
A. repaired B. repairs C. repair D. repairing
Allan has a pet dog. I often see him _____ the dog in the morning.
A. walk B. walks C. walked D. to walk
Betty is often seen _____ the lonely old man with his housework.
A. to help B. helping C. helps D. helped
You’d better _____ hard from now on, _____ you will fail in the exam.
A. work; and B. working; or C. working; and D. work; or
The host told a joke at the party and made the guests _____ a lot.
A. laugh B. laughing C. to laugh D. laughed
Smart phones _____ by Huawei are getting more and more popular around the world.
A. made B. making C. to make D. make
—My uncle is against wasting anything. —No wonder he would rather _____ the old bike than _____ a new one.
A. repair; to buy B. to repair; buy C. repair; buy D. to repair; to buy
Fred hopes _____ his spoken English, so he practices it every day.
A. improve B. improves C. improving D. to improve
He ran as fast as he could _____ the bus but he failed.
A. catch B. to catch C. caught D. catching
It took us one week _____ this article _____ by Mo Yan.
A. read; written B. to read; written C. reading; to write D. to read; to write
—I'm worried, Jim. I don't know how _____ writing. —Don't worry! Why not _____ a pen pal
A. learn, to find B. learn, find C. to learn, find D. to learn, to find
She was the first woman _____ to such a post.
A. electing B. being elected C. to have elected D. to have been elected
In the world, more than 98 _____ adolescent girls do not go to school. On Thursday, former American first lady Michelle Obama announced a new program _____ them.
A. millions; help B. millions; to help C. million; helping D. million; to help
Larry hopes _____ his English, so he keeps practicing it every day.
A. to solve B. solving C. to improve D. improving
The hens _____ 50 eggs last week, but this week they aren't _____.
A. lay, lying B. laid, laying C. lay, laying D. lied, lying
My teacher always encourages me _____ hard.
A. studying B. to study C. studies D. studied
When he goes to the zoo, he loves to watch the _____ monkeys.
A. climbed B. climbing C. to climb D. climbs
Jane is so shy that she is afraid of _____ in front of a group.
A. speak B. speaks C. spoke D. speaking
—I have trouble _____ my new computer. —Don't worry. I'll show you how _____ it.
A. using; using B. to use; to use C. using; to use D. to use; using
Paul looks forward to _____ his pen pal as soon as possible.
A. meets B. meet C. meeting D. met
—Nowadays lots of products from China are very popular in the world. —Yeah! Many people can hardly avoid _____ products made in China.
A. to buy B. buying C. bought D. buy
My radio needs _____ so I ask my father to have it _____.
A. repair; repair B. repairing; repairing C. repairing; repaired D. repaired; repaired
—You look worried. You'd better _____ your problem with others. —Oh, yes. _____ a problem is like cutting it in half.
A. share; Sharing B. sharing; To share C. to share; To share D. share; Shared
It may be dangerous _____ a car _____ a snowy day.
A. to drive; in B. to drive; on C. drive; in D. drive; on
—Have you read the novel _____ by Han Han —No, I haven't. I will read it this afternoon.
A. write B. wrote C. written D. writing
Though she often makes her little brother _____, she was made _____ by him this morning.
A. cry; to cry B. to cry; cry C. cry; cry D. to cry; crying
—Would you like to go swimming with me, Tom —Sorry, but our teachers always tell us _____ in the river.
A. don’t swim B. not swimming C. not to swim D. to not swim
I didn’t see you _____ in. You must have been very quiet.
A. comes B. to come C. come D. have come
