有些英语动词后面可以接另一个动词——但这个动词的形式并不总是一样。在 enjoy 后面,第二个动词用 -ing 形式:I enjoy cooking。在 want 后面,则用 to + 动词I want to cook。两种都是正确的英语,但不能互换:❌ I enjoy to cook 和 ❌ I want cooking 在母语者听来都不对。选择哪种搭配通常取决于第一个动词,但有些动词允许不止一种搭配,有时意思还会随之改变。

并没有一条单一的规则能预测某个动词该接哪种搭配——大多数情况下只能一个动词一个动词地记。好消息是,常见动词可以分成几个小组。有些动词两种搭配都能接;对少数高频动词来说,选哪种搭配会改变意思;本文重点讲解 B1 阶段最实用的几组用法。

快速提示:把每个动词和它的搭配当成一对来记很有帮助——enjoy + -ingwant + to——就像记一个动词常搭配哪个介词一样。

接 -ing 的动词

下面这些常见动词后面接下一个动词的 -ing 形式,而不是 to + 动词

动词 例句
enjoy She enjoys reading.
avoid He avoids driving at night.
finish I finished writing the report.
suggest She suggested going to the beach.
mind Do you mind waiting?
imagine I can't imagine living without my phone.
consider We're considering moving to Berlin.
practise He practises speaking English every day.
keep (on) She kept talking all evening.
miss I miss seeing my old friends.

你已经从之前的主题 动词 + -ing(like, love, hate, enjoy) 中学过更小的一组日常动词 like / love / hate / enjoy / don't mind / prefer + -ing——上面这些动词延续了同样的 -ing 搭配,只是范围更广,也更符合 B1 阶段的学习重点。

中文动词本身没有 -ingto 这样的形式变化,比如"喜欢游泳""建议去海滩"都直接接动词。因此学英语时,要把 enjoy + -ingwant + to 这类搭配当作新信息逐个记住。

所以是 ✅ avoid driving,绝不是 ❌ avoid to drive;✅ suggested going,绝不是 ❌ suggested to go。有一个例外值得了解:suggest 后面也可以接 that 从句,而不是 -ingShe suggested that we go

接 to + 动词原形的动词

在"动词 + 第二个动词"这个直接搭配中,下面这些常见动词通常接下一个动词的 to + 原形,而不是 -ing

动词 例句
want I want to travel.
decide She decided to stay home.
plan We plan to visit Rome in June.
hope He hopes to pass the exam.
need I need to leave now.
promise She promised to call me.
learn He's learning to drive.
agree They agreed to help.
offer She offered to pay.
manage We managed to finish on time.
refuse He refused to answer.
afford I can't afford to buy a new car.

所以是 ✅ decided to stay,绝不是 ❌ decided staying;✅ promised to call,绝不是 ❌ promised calling

有一个例外值得了解:need + -ing 可以带被动含义——The car needs washing 意思是 the car needs to be washed

其中一些动词也可以接 宾语 + to + 动词I want you to stayShe asked me to helpHe told her to wait。这是一个相关的搭配,值得认识一下,尽管上面的例句只聚焦在更简单的"动词 + to + 动词"这种形式上。

两种搭配都能接——意思基本相同

对于 beginstartcontinue-ingto + 动词 通常都可以,意思上没有真正的区别:

  • It began raining. / It began to rain.
  • We started walking. / We started to walk.
  • She continued working. / She continued to work.

Likelovehateprefer 表示一般性的喜好时,两种搭配也都能用——She loves dancingShe loves to dance 都没问题。但要注意 would 的形式:would like / would love / would hate / would prefer 通常接 to + 动词,而不是 -ing——✅ I'd like to go,不是 ❌ I'd like going

两种搭配都能接——意思不同

有几个动词会因为后面接的搭配不同而改变意思,这几个值得仔细学习:

动词 + -ing + to
remember I remember locking the door.(我记得自己锁过门) I remembered to lock the door.(我没忘——我锁了门)
forget I'll never forget meeting her.(一段忘不掉的记忆) Don't forget to lock the door.(别忘了锁门)
stop He stopped smoking.(他戒烟了——不再抽烟) He stopped to smoke.(他中断了别的事去抽烟)
try I tried restarting the computer.(我试着重启电脑,看看行不行) I tried to open the door.(我努力开门,但不一定成功)

这四个动词是考试和口语中常见的陷阱,因为两个句子在语法上都对——只是意思不同:

  • I remember posting the letter 意思是"我记得自己寄过这封信"。✅ I remembered to post the letter 意思是任务完成了,没有忘记。把这两者搞混会把意思完全颠倒,而不只是语法出错。
  • He stopped to smokehe stopped smoking——前者是中断了别的事去抽烟;后者是彻底戒烟了。

常见错误

  • I enjoy to swim. → ✅ I enjoy swimming.enjoy-ing
  • She wants going to the party. → ✅ She wants to go to the party.wantto
  • He avoided to answer the question. → ✅ He avoided answering the question.
  • We decided staying at home. → ✅ We decided to stay at home.
  • I remembered locking the door(如果想表达"我没忘记去做这件事")→ ✅ I remembered to lock the door.remember + -ing 说的是对过去事情的记忆,不表示"没忘记去做")

小测验

你能选出括号里动词的正确形式吗?

  1. She suggested ____ (go) to the cinema.
  2. I hope ____ (see) you soon.
  3. He avoids ____ (eat) sugar.
  4. They decided ____ (buy) a new car.
  5. Don't forget ____ (call) your mother tomorrow.
查看答案
  1. going   2. to see   3. eating   4. to buy   5. to call

要点总结

  • 有些动词(enjoy, avoid, finish, suggest, mind, consider, practise, keep, miss)通常后接 -ing
  • 有些动词(want, decide, plan, hope, need, promise, learn, agree, offer, manage, refuse, afford)通常后接 to + 动词
  • begin/start/continue 来说,两种搭配往往都可以,差别不大;like/love/hate/prefer 也是两者都行,但 would like/love/hate/prefer 通常接 to + 动词
  • 有几个动词(remember, forget, stop, try两种搭配都能接,但会随着搭配改变意思——最好当作一对一对来记,而不是当成单一规则。
  • 没有捷径可以预测一个新动词该接哪种搭配——最好把每个动词和它的搭配一起记住,就像记它常搭配哪个介词一样。