We watched the workmen sawing the trees.

　　作表语

　　注意：

　　现在分词作表语表示主语的特征，常用于事物；过去分词作表语表示主语的状态，常用于人。

　　例如：

　　The game sound interesting.

　　I am interested in the game.

　　这类词常见的有：

　　interesting使人感到高兴　─ interested感到高兴的

　　exciting令人激动的　─ excited感到激动的

　　disappointing令人失望的　─ disappointed感到失望的

　　encouraging令人鼓舞的　─ encouraged感到鼓舞的

　　pleasing令人愉快的　─ pleased感到愉快的

　　puzzling令人费解的 ─ puzzled感到费解的

　　satisfying令人满意的　─ satisfied感到满意的

　　surprising令人惊异的 ─ surprised感到惊异的

　　worrying令人担心的　─ worried感到担心的

　　分词的时态和语态

　　现在分词有一般式和完成式，并有主动和被动语态。过去分词则只有一种形式，现以动词study为例：

　　主动/被动现在分词一般式：studying；being studied

　　完成式：having studied；having been studied

　　过去分词：studied

　　（1）现在分词的完成式：having done表示分词的动作发生在谓语动词之前。例如：

　　Having been there many times，he offered to be our guide.

　　Not having made adequate preparations，we postponed the sports meet.

　　（2）现在分词的被动式：being done，表示某一被动动作在讲话时正在发生，或与谓语的动作同时发生。例如：

　　Who is the patient being operated on？

　　正在被做手术的那位病人是谁？（作定语）

　　You will find the matter being talked about all over the town.

　　你会发现城里到处都在谈论这件事情。（作宾补）

　　非谓语动词练习

　　1.There are many kinds of metals， _______.

　　A.each having its special properties

　　B.having its special properties

　　C.one has its special properties

　　D.each has its special properties

　　答案：A

　　2._______ in the air，fuels give off heat.

　　A.To burn

　　B.Burned

　　C.To be burned

　　D.Being burned

　　答案：B

　　3.______ from space，our earth，with water covering 70% of its surface，appears as a “blue planet”.

　　A.Seen

　　B.Seeing

　　C.To be seen

　　D.Having seen

　　答案：A

　　4.Nobody can be set in motion without a force ____ on it.

　　A.act

　　B.to act

　　C.acting

　　D.acted

　　答案：C

　　5.He has already made up his mind.It's no use _____ him.

　　A.try to persuade

　　B.trying to persuade

　　C.to try to persuade

　　D.to try persuading

　　答案：B

　　6.There may be，somewhere outside the solar system，intelligent life _____ messages to us.

　　A.sends

　　B.sent

　　C.sending

　　D.has sent

　　答案：C

　　7.Beijing is now busy _____ the Olympic Games which is to be held in the year 2008.

　　A.preparing for

　　B.prepared for

　　C.to prepare for

　　D.prepare for

　　答案：A

　　8.The scientist didn't mind _____ and went on with his investigation.

　　A.laughing at

　　B.to be laughed at

　　C.being laughed at

　　D.laughed at

　　答案：C

　　9.What_____ next will be discussed at today's meeting.

　　A.will do

　　B.to do

　　C.shall we do

　　D.to be done

　　答案：D

　　10.Mr.Baker sent his son to the doctor ____ an X-ray check.

　　A.gives

　　B.to give

　　C.being given

　　D.to be given

　　答案：D

　　11._______ is one of good properties of this metal.

　　A.Light in weight

　　B.Having been light in weight

　　C.Be light in weight

　　D.Being light in weight

　　答案：D

　　12.He gave no opinion about the matter because he didn't want to risk______ in it.

　　A.to involve

　　B.being involved

　　C.to be involved

　　D.involving

　　答案：B

　　13.There was so much noise that the speaker couldn't make himself_____.

　　A.hearing

　　B.being heard

　　C.to hear

　　D.heard

　　答案：D

　　14.With tears on her face，the old lady watched the little boy ______ to a hospital.

　　A.send

　　B.to do sent

　　C.being sent

　　D.sending

　　答案：C

　　15.Your experiment reports must be checked with care before_______.

　　A.handed them in

　　B.them handing in

　　C.being handed in

　　D.handing them in

　　答案：C

　　16.Mr.And Mrs.Smith didn't expect the house ______ so well.

　　A.to be decorated

　　B.to decorate

　　C.be decorated

　　D.decorating

　　答案：A

　　17.She was sitting in an armchair ____ a book.

　　A.reading

　　B.to read

　　C.to be reading

　　D.to have read

　　答案：A

　　18.While he was climbing the high mountain，he had his leg ____.

　　A.broke

　　B.break

　　C.broken

　　D.breaking

　　答案：C

　　19.Helen apologized for_____ to attend the party.

　　A.her not being able

　　B.her being not able

　　C.her to be not able

　　D.her not to be able

　　答案：B

　　20.They found the lecture hard _______.

　　A.to understand

　　B.to be understood

　　C.for understanding

　　D.for being understood

　　答案：A

　　翻译下面的句子：

　　1、你听得见有人在隔壁房间走动吗？（考查分词作宾补）

　　2、你得找人修修你的电视机。（考查分词作宾补）

　　3、请人把这份报告尽快打出来。（考查分词作宾补）

　　4、坦白说，我不喜欢你的态度。（考查分词作独立成分或插入语）

　　5、从他的口音判断，他一定是南方人。（考查分词作独立成分或插入语）

　　答案：

　　1.Do you hear someone moving in the next room？

　　2.You have to get your TV fixed.

　　3.Get this report typed as soon as possible.

　　4.Frankly speaking，I don't like your attitude.

　　5.Judging from his accent，he must be a southerner.