【英文字彙】25 個人們最常用的英文動詞!

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有人說我們背了1000個單字,可是真正拿來用的可能不到其中300個。因此有語言學家利用了語料庫,整理出人們最常用的25個動詞,而英文老師 Alex 在 Engvid 上公佈了這個動詞清單,好讓大家能夠一目了然這幾個高使用率的動詞!

01. be

三態:be, am are, is / was, were / been

e.g She is a fantastic writer.

(她是一位很棒的作家。)

e.g They were home all day yesterday.

(他們昨天整天在家。)

e.g I have been re-reading Harry Potter lately.

(我最近在重看哈利波特。)

02. have

三態:have, has / had / had

e.g He has two brothers.

(他有兩個哥哥。)

e.g He had a great time last night.

(他昨晚玩得很開心。)

e.g I’m having a cup of coffee.

(我正在喝咖啡。)

03. do

三態:do, does / did / done

e.g Have you done your homework?

(你做作業了嗎?)

e.g I’ll do the laundry later.

(我等一下再洗衣服。)

e.g I did well on my test.

(我考試考得很好。)

04. go

go / went / gone

e.g Where did you go last night?

(你昨晚去哪?)

e.g We’re going to Niagara Falls this weekend.

(我們這個週末要去尼加拉瓜瀑布。)

e.g See you later! I’m going home!”

(改天見!我要回家了!)

05. say

三態:say / said / said

e.g Wait. What did she say?

(等等。她說什麼?)

e.g You said I could trust you!

(你說過我可以信任你的!)

e.g Don’t say anything.

(別說了。)

06. get

三態:get / got / got(英式), gotten(美式)

e.g He got a new job!

(他有新工作了!)

e.g You should get new shoes.

(你應該去買雙新鞋。)

e.g I think I’m getting a headache.

(我覺得我好像有點頭痛。)

07. make

三態:make / made / made

e.g We’ve made some mistakes.

(我們犯了一些錯誤。)

e.g The kids are making a lot of noise.

(這些小孩有夠吵。)

e.g Look! I made a model car!

(看!我做了一台模型車!)

08. know

三態:know / knew / known

e.g I don’t know your name.

(我不知道你的名字是什麼。)

e.g We’ve known each other for 8 years.

(我們已經認識彼此八年了。)

e.g Hey. Do you know who this is?

(欸。你知道這是誰嗎?)

09. think

三態:think / thought / thought

e.g What do you think about this?

(你覺得如何?)

e.g She’ll think this is a terrible idea.

(她覺得這是個爛主意。)

e.g Let me think about that for a minute.

(讓我思考一分鐘。)

10. see

三態:see / saw / seen

e.g I’ll see you later.

(我們等會兒見。)

e.g Has anyone seen Jack today?

(有人今天看到傑克嗎?)

e.g Have you seen this video?

(你看這支影片沒?)

11. take

三態:take / took / taken

e.g She’s taking a philosophy class this semester.
(她這學期修了一門哲學課。)

e.g I would never take anything from him!

(我絕對不會從他那邊拿走任何東西!)

e.g I’m going to take a shower.

(我要去洗個澡。)

12. come

三態:come / came / come

e.g He had never come later before.

(他以前都不會比這個時間晚到。)

e.g Hey. Mariana is coming over later.

(欸。瑪麗雅納等一下要過來。)

e.g Wait for me! I’m coming!

(等等我!我要過來了!)

13. want

三態:want / wanted / wanted

e.g Come on. What do you want for your birthday?

(拜託。你生日想要什麼?)

e.g I’ve always wanted to have a dog.

(我一直都想要養一隻狗。)

e.g Who wants to see Star Wars again?

(有誰想再去看一次星際大戰?)

14. use

三態:use / used / used

e.g I’ve never used this before.

(我從來沒用過這個。)

e.g Have you ever used this before?

(你以前用過這個嗎?)

e.g What do you use this for?

(你都拿這個來幹嘛?)

15. find

三態:find / found / found

e.g Did you find the restaurant?

(你有沒有找到餐廳?)

e.g Have they found life on Mars yet?

(他們在火星找到生命了沒?)

e.g I can’t find my keys.

(我找不到我的鑰匙。)

16. give

三態:give / gave / given

e.g She’ll be given her diploma tomorrow.

(她明天會收到她的學位證書。)

e.g Who gave you that pen?

(誰給你那支筆的?)

e.g I’ll give this to you if you promise to give it back.

(如果你會還我,我就把這個借給你。)

17. tell

三態:tell / told / told

e.g I won’t tell your secret to anyone. I swear.

(我不會把你的秘密說出去的!我發誓!)

e.g Tell her the truth!

(告訴她實話!)

e.g Wait. What did you tell your mom about me?

(等等。你跟你媽說了我的什麼事?)

18. work

三態:work / worked / worked

e.g Where do you work?

(你在哪工作?)

e.g She has worked here since 2014.

(她從2014年就在這工作了。)

e.g How does this thing work?

(這怎麼用啊?)

19. call

三態:call / called / called

e.g I’ll call you after work.

(我下班之後打給你。)

e.g Your mom called while you were out.

(你出去的時候,你媽打給你。)

e.g Hey. Did you just call me?

(欸。你有沒有打給我?)

20. ask

三態:ask / asked / asked

e.g Don’t be afraid to ask questions.

(別害怕問問題。)

e.g She asked where I lived.

(她問我住哪裡。)

e.g You can ask me anything.

(你可以問我任何事。)

21. try

三態:try / tried / tried

e.g I’m trying to find a new job.

(我正在試圖找到新工作。)

e.g She’s been trying to contact me.

(她一直試圖要聯絡我。)

e.g Have you tried learning English on YouTube?

(你有沒有試過在 YouTube 上學英文?)

22. need

三態:need / needed / needed

e.g He needs help with his homework.

(他需要課業輔導。)

e.g Do you need anything from the store?

(你有沒有要在這家店買的東西?)

e.g I need a vacation.

(我需要放假。)

23. feel

三態:feel / felt / felt

e.g Caroline’s been feeling down lately

(卡洛琳最近心情不太好。)

e.g I haven’t felt this way in a long time.

(我已經很久沒有這樣的感受了。)

e.g You need to feel this material!

(你一定要摸摸這塊布!)

24. become

三態:become / became / become

e.g She became President in 2010.

(她2010年當選總統。)

e.g We’re becoming close friends.

(我們逐漸成為閨蜜。)

e.g You’ve become a better English speaker!

(你英文越講越好!)

25. leave

三態:leave / left / left

e.g When are you leaving?

(你什麼時候要走?)

e.g She leaves at 4 am everyday.

(她每天下午四點會離開。)

e.g I really need to leave.

(我真的得走了。)

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