在英语学习中,很多同学会疑惑:“spend”后面应该接“do”还是“doing”? 本文将为你详细解析这一常见语法点,帮助你彻底掌握。
动词 spend 表示“花费(时间或金钱)”时,其后通常接 动名词(doing),而不是动词原形(do)或不定式(to do)。
✓ I spent two hours reading this book.
✗ I spent two hours to read this book.
✗ I spent two hours read this book.
She spends a lot of money on clothes.
They spent the weekend hiking in the mountains.
We spent $500 (in) fixing the car.(更自然的说法是:We spent $500 on car repairs.)
因为 spend 是一个表示“消耗资源”的动词,其逻辑主语是“人”,而动作的执行也是由同一主语完成的,因此需要用 动名词(doing) 来表示正在进行或习惯性的活动。英语中只有少数动词(如 want, decide, hope)后接不定式(to do),而 spend 不在此列。
请选择正确的句子:
A. He spent all day to play video games.
B. He spent all day playing video games.