「forget」、「regret」和「remember」的用法 | 英语文法指南 | ef-九游官网下载
当 forget丶regret 和 remember 接的是动名词,动名词指的是比主要动词还早发生的动作。在这类句子中,动名词可以被现在完成分词取代,以让动作的次序更明确。forget 经常和 never 一起用于未来简单式。
举例
- i remember locking the door. = i remember having locked the door.
- he regretted speaking so rudely. = he regretted having spoken so rudely.
- i don't remember losing my glasses. = i don't remember having lost my glasses.
- i will never forget meeting my boss for the first time.
当这些动词接的是不定词,不定词意指跟主要动词同时发生的动作,或比主要动词稍晚一点发生的动作。
举例
- this morning i remembered to lock the door. (= the remembering came first, then the locking)
- do not forget to buy some eggs. (= the not forgetting comes first, then the buying eggs)
- i forgot to bring my books to school. (= first i forgot, then i didn't bring my books.)
- we regret to announce the late arrival of the 12.45 from paddington. (= our regrets come before the announcement)