Started to 用法大解析,新手也能快速上手!
噚日同個friend吹水,佢話佢個仔最近開始學英文,學到個 "started to" 嘅用法,問我係點用。我話個嘢簡單,不過講落先發現自己都唔係好記得啲細節,於是就自己都搞咗一輪,而家同大家分享下。
我搵咗下啲資料,發現 "started to" 後面通常跟住一個動詞嘅原形。例如 "It started to rain" 就係話開始落雨,"rain" 就係動詞原形。我就諗,咁咪即係話開始做某樣嘢囉,好易明啫。
跟住我就試下自己造句:
- 我琴日晏晝開始覺得有啲唔舒服,就可以講 "I started to feel unwell yesterday afternoon."
- 佢開始學彈琴,就可以講 "She started to learn to play the piano."
跟住我就諗,如果後面跟嘅唔係動詞原形,而係一個名詞,又點?例如我想話「佢開始咗佢嘅旅程」,英文係 "He started his journey." 咁個時候就唔可以用 "started to" ,因為 "journey" 係名詞,唔係動詞。
仲有啲細節位
我又搵到啲資料話,"started to" 通常用喺過去式,即係話已經開始咗嘅動作。例如 "The leaves started to shrivel up" 就係話啲樹葉已經開始皺皮。如果我想話「佢準備開始唱歌」,咁就應該用 "She is going to start to sing" 或者 "She is about to start to sing",而唔係 "She starts to sing"。
最後,我仲發現 "started to" 後面可以跟一個表示方向嘅詞,例如 "towards"。例如我想話「佢開始向營地行」,就可以講 "He started to move towards their camp."
搞咗咁耐,終於都搞清楚 "started to" 嘅用法!其實都唔係好難,最緊要就係記住後面跟動詞原形,同埋通常用喺過去式。希望我嘅分享對大家有幫助!