TOEIC®不规则动词:规则、列表和避免错误的学习方法
Flow Exam team
不规则动词不遵循加“-ed”的过去式规则。
在TOEIC®考试中,它们占第五部分语法题的40%,并且出现在考试中的所有商务场景里。
真正的难点是什么?是在阅读电子邮件、报告或通知时,能否立即识别出应该使用哪种形式。
例如:“The supplier has sent the invoice”(而不是 “sended”)。按商务情境(而非按字母顺序)整理这些动词,能让你记忆速度提高3倍。
会议和演讲用动词
这些动词会出现在听力(第三、四部分)的对话以及关于会议的电子邮件/通知(第七部分)中。
| 原形 | 过去式 | 过去分词 | 典型TOEIC®情景 |
|---|---|---|---|
| hold | held | held | Hold a meeting, conference(召开会议、大会) |
| lead | led | led | Lead a team, discussion(领导团队、讨论) |
| speak | spoke | spoken | Speak at an event(在活动上发言) |
| begin | began | begun | Begin a presentation(开始演示) |
| bring | brought | brought | Bring documents, materials(携带文件、材料) |
| meet | met | met | Meet clients, colleagues(会见客户、同事) |
| tell | told | told | Tell about results(汇报结果) |
| give | gave | given | Give a presentation, feedback(做演示、提供反馈) |
| show | showed | shown | Show data, slides(展示数据、幻灯片) |
| hear | heard | heard | Hear opinions, concerns(听取意见、顾虑) |
| understand | understood | understood | Understand the proposal(理解提议) |
| think | thought | thought | Think about options(考虑选项) |
| say | said | said | Say during the meeting(在会议中发言) |
| mean | meant | meant | Mean to clarify(意图阐明) |
| come | came | come | Come to the meeting(来参加会议) |
| sit | sat | sat | Sit in the conference room(坐在会议室里) |
| stand | stood | stood | Stand to present(站立做演示) |
| leave | left | left | Leave the meeting early(提前离会) |
| forget | forgot | forgotten | Forget to mention(忘记提及) |
| spend | spent | spent | Spend time discussing(花费时间讨论) |
第七部分典型案例:
- "The keynote speaker will give a presentation on market trends, and participants who come early can meet with industry experts."
主旨发言人将就市场趋势发表演讲,早到的参与者可以与行业专家会面。
邮件和沟通用动词
这些动词在第七部分(邮件、信函)和第五部分(关于内部沟通的句子)中占主导地位。
| 原形 | 过去式 | 过去分词 | 典型TOEIC®情景 |
|---|---|---|---|
| write | wrote | written | Write emails, reports(撰写邮件、报告) |
| send | sent | sent | Send messages, files(发送信息、文件) |
| receive | received | received | Receive confirmation(收到确认) |
| read | read | read | Read the memo(阅读备忘录) |
| reply | replied | replied | Reply to inquiries(回复询问)(规则动词但很有用) |
| forward | forwarded | forwarded | Forward information(转发信息)(规则动词) |
| make | made | made | Make a request(提出请求) |
| let | let | let | Let someone know(告知某人) |
| tell | told | told | Tell about changes(告知变化) |
| know | knew | known | Know the details(知道细节) |
| find | found | found | Find attached(发现附件) |
| see | saw | seen | See below(见下文) |
| hear | heard | heard | Hear from you soon(期待您的回复) |
| get | got | got/gotten | Get in touch(取得联系) |
| keep | kept | kept | Keep informed(保持知情) |
| put | put | put | Put in the subject line(放在主题行) |
| understand | understood | understood | Understand the instructions(理解指示) |
| feel | felt | felt | Feel free to contact(随时联系) |
| think | thought | thought | Think it's important(认为这很重要) |
第五部分常见陷阱:
- "Please find the updated schedule attached." (而不是 "attach")
请查收附件中的最新日程表。
报告和分析用动词
你在分析性文本(第七部分)和关于财务结果的句子(第五、六部分)中会遇到它们。
| 原形 | 过去式 | 过去分词 | 典型TOEIC®情景 |
|---|---|---|---|
| show | showed | shown | Show results, trends(显示结果、趋势) |
| find | found | found | Find that sales increased(发现销售额增长) |
| become | became | become | Become the leader(成为领导者) |
| grow | grew | grown | Grow by 15%(增长15%) |
| rise | rose | risen | Rise significantly(显著上升) |
| fall | fell | fallen | Fall below expectations(低于预期) |
| go | went | gone | Go up, go down(上升、下降) |
| cost | cost | cost | Cost less than predicted(成本低于预测) |
| lose | lost | lost | Lose market share(失去市场份额) |
| win | won | won | Win new contracts(赢得新合同) |
| sell | sold | sold | Sell more units(多卖些产品) |
| buy | bought | bought | Buy new equipment(购买新设备) |
| spend | spent | spent | Spend on marketing(花费在营销上) |
| pay | paid | paid | Pay suppliers(支付供应商款项) |
| set | set | set | Set new records(创下新纪录) |
| break | broke | broken | Break even(达到收支平衡) |
| hit | hit | hit | Hit targets(达到目标) |
| meet | met | met | Meet goals(实现目标) |
| beat | beat | beaten | Beat competitors(击败竞争对手) |
| cut | cut | cut | Cut costs(削减成本) |
| forecast | forecast | forecast | Forecast revenues(预测收入) |
第六部分案例:
- "Sales have risen by 12% this quarter, and the company has set a new record for annual revenue."
本季度销量增长了12%,公司创下了年度收入新纪录。
人力资源和招聘用动词
这些动词出现在招聘广告、人力资源政策(第七部分)以及有关员工的问题中(第五部分)。
| 原形 | 过去式 | 过去分词 | 典型TOEIC®情景 |
|---|---|---|---|
| hire | hired | hired | Hire new employees(招聘新员工)(规则动词) |
| choose | chose | chosen | Choose candidates(选择候选人) |
| become | became | become | Become a manager(成为经理) |
| take | took | taken | Take a position(担任职位) |
| leave | left | left | Leave the company(离开公司) |
| begin | began | begun | Begin employment(开始任职) |
| quit | quit | quit | Quit the job(辞职) |
| lead | led | led | Lead a department(领导一个部门) |
| build | built | built | Build a team(建立团队) |
| teach | taught | taught | Teach new skills(教授新技能) |
| learn | learned/learnt | learned/learnt | Learn procedures(学习流程) |
| train | trained | trained | Train staff(培训员工)(规则动词) |
| promote | promoted | promoted | Promote to senior role(晋升到高级职位)(规则动词) |
| give | gave | given | Give notice(发出通知) |
| get | got | got/gotten | Get promoted(获得晋升) |
| make | made | made | Make a decision(做出决定) |
| offer | offered | offered | Offer a contract(提供合同)(规则动词) |
| sign | signed | signed | Sign an agreement(签署协议)(规则动词) |
| understand | understood | understood | Understand benefits(了解福利) |
| know | knew | known | Know company policies(了解公司政策) |
第七部分案例:
- "We have chosen three finalists and will make a hiring decision by Friday."
我们已经选出了三位决赛入围者,并将在周五前做出招聘决定。
差旅和出差用动词
常见于旅行通知(第七部分)、机场/酒店对话(第三部分)和费用报告中。
| 原形 | 过去式 | 过去分词 | 典型TOEIC®情景 |
|---|---|---|---|
| go | went | gone | Go on a business trip(出差) |
| come | came | come | Come back from abroad(从国外回来) |
| fly | flew | flown | Fly to the conference(飞往会议地) |
| leave | left | left | Leave for Tokyo(前往东京) |
| take | took | taken | Take a flight(乘坐航班) |
| drive | drove | driven | Drive to the site(开车去现场) |
| ride | rode | ridden | Ride the shuttle(乘坐接驳车) |
| catch | caught | caught | Catch a train(赶火车) |
| miss | missed | missed | Miss a connection(错过转乘)(规则动词) |
| arrive | arrived | arrived | Arrive at the hotel(到达酒店)(规则动词) |
| depart | departed | departed | Depart on time(准时出发)(规则动词) |
| bring | brought | brought | Bring luggage(带行李) |
| forget | forgot | forgotten | Forget passport(忘记护照) |
| lose | lost | lost | Lose baggage(丢失行李) |
| find | found | found | Find accommodation(找到住处) |
| book | booked | booked | Book a room(预订房间)(规则动词) |
| stay | stayed | stayed | Stay overnight(住一晚)(规则动词) |
| choose | chose | chosen | Choose a hotel(选择酒店) |
| spend | spent | spent | Spend two nights(住两晚) |
| meet | met | met | Meet overseas clients(会见海外客户) |
第三部分(对话)案例:
- "I flew to Seoul last week and met with our partners there."
我上周飞往首尔,并在那里会见了我们的合作伙伴。
生产和运营用动词
你在关于制造、物流和流程的文本中会看到它们(第六、七部分)。
| 原形 | 过去式 | 过去分词 | 典型TOEIC®情景 |
|---|---|---|---|
| make | made | made | Make products(制造产品) |
| build | built | built | Build facilities(建设设施) |
| design | designed | designed | Design new models(设计新模型)(规则动词) |
| create | created | created | Create prototypes(创建原型)(规则动词) |
| produce | produced | produced | Produce goods(生产货物)(规则动词) |
| manufacture | manufactured | manufactured | Manufacture components(制造部件)(规则动词) |
| develop | developed | developed | Develop solutions(开发解决方案)(规则动词) |
| build | built | built | Build infrastructure(建设基础设施) |
| set | set | set | Set up equipment(设置设备) |
| run | ran | run | Run operations(运营管理) |
| begin | began | begun | Begin production(开始生产) |
| shut | shut | shut | Shut down temporarily(暂时停工) |
| speed | sped | sped | Speed up delivery(加速交货) |
| deal | dealt | dealt | Deal with issues(处理问题) |
| handle | handled | handled | Handle logistics(处理物流)(规则动词) |
| ship | shipped | shipped | Ship orders(运输订单)(规则动词) |
| send | sent | sent | Send shipments(发送货物) |
| bring | brought | brought | Bring supplies(运送补给) |
| take | took | taken | Take inventory(盘点库存) |
| keep | kept | kept | Keep stock levels(保持库存水平) |
| hold | held | held | Hold materials(持有材料) |
| put | put | put | Put in storage(放入仓库) |
| lay | laid | laid | Lay foundations(打基础) |
| wear | wore | worn | Wear safety gear(穿戴安全装备) |
| break | broke | broken | Break down (machinery)(机器故障) |
| fix | fixed | fixed | Fix equipment(修理设备)(规则动词) |
| repair | repaired | repaired | Repair tools(维修工具)(规则动词) |
决策和规划用动词
对于第五、六部分(战略背景)和第七部分(关于战略的备忘录)至关重要。
| 原形 | 过去式 | 过去分词 | 典型TOEIC®情景 |
|---|---|---|---|
| choose | chose | chosen | Choose a strategy(选择策略) |
| decide | decided | decided | Decide on actions(决定行动)(规则动词) |
| make | made | made | Make decisions(做决定) |
| take | took | taken | Take measures(采取措施) |
| set | set | set | Set objectives(设定目标) |
| plan | planned | planned | Plan initiatives(计划倡议)(规则动词) |
| think | thought | thought | Think about options(考虑选项) |
| consider | considered | considered | Consider proposals(考虑提议)(规则动词) |
| agree | agreed | agreed | Agree on terms(同意条款)(规则动词) |
| approve | approved | approved | Approve budgets(批准预算)(规则动词) |
| recommend | recommended | recommended | Recommend changes(建议修改)(规则动词) |
| propose | proposed | proposed | Propose solutions(提出解决方案)(规则动词) |
| suggest | suggested | suggested | Suggest improvements(建议改进)(规则动词) |
| discuss | discussed | discussed | Discuss plans(讨论计划)(规则动词) |
| review | reviewed | reviewed | Review options(审查选项)(规则动词) |
| evaluate | evaluated | evaluated | Evaluate results(评估结果)(规则动词) |
| determine | determined | determined | Determine priorities(确定优先事项)(规则动词) |
| establish | established | established | Establish guidelines(制定指南)(规则动词) |
| know | knew | known | Know the risks(了解风险) |
| understand | understood | understood | Understand implications(理解影响) |
| mean | meant | meant | Mean to implement(打算实施) |
| seek | sought | sought | Seek approval(寻求批准) |
| bring | brought | brought | Bring ideas(带来想法) |
| put | put | put | Put forward proposals(提出建议) |
| come | came | come | Come up with solutions(想出解决方案) |
| feel | felt | felt | Feel confident about(对...有信心) |
采购和合同用动词
常出现在订单、发票和谈判中(第七部分)。
| 原形 | 过去式 | 过去分词 | 典型TOEIC®情景 |
|---|---|---|---|
| buy | bought | bought | Buy supplies(购买物资) |
| sell | sold | sold | Sell products(销售产品) |
| pay | paid | paid | Pay invoices(支付发票) |
| cost | cost | cost | Cost $5000(花费5000美元) |
| spend | spent | spent | Spend budget(花费预算) |
| charge | charged | charged | Charge fees(收取费用)(规则动词) |
| bid | bid | bid | Bid on contracts(竞标合同) |
| win | won | won | Win the tender(赢得投标) |
| lose | lost | lost | Lose the deal(失去交易) |
| get | got | got/gotten | Get a discount(获得折扣) |
| give | gave | given | Give a quote(提供报价) |
| offer | offered | offered | Offer terms(提供条款)(规则动词) |
| negotiate | negotiated | negotiated | Negotiate prices(谈判价格)(规则动词) |
| sign | signed | signed | Sign contracts(签署合同)(规则动词) |
| make | made | made | Make an offer(出价) |
| order | ordered | ordered | Order materials(订购材料)(规则动词) |
| deliver | delivered | delivered | Deliver goods(交付货物)(规则动词) |
| send | sent | sent | Send payment(发送付款) |
| receive | received | received | Receive shipment(接收货物)(规则动词) |
| owe | owed | owed | Owe money(欠钱)(规则动词) |
| lend | lent | lent | Lend resources(借出资源) |
| borrow | borrowed | borrowed | Borrow equipment(借用设备)(规则动词) |
三个致命错误(以及如何避免)
在我们辅导的考生中,这三个错误反复出现,总共会让你丢掉20到50分。
错误1:混淆A-B-C形式
像write/wrote/written或choose/chose/chosen这样的动词最容易出错。
- The contract was wrote last month. ✗
- The contract was written last month. ✓
合同是上个月起草的。
在"was/were" 之后,你必须始终使用过去分词(第三列),绝不能用简单过去时(第二列)!
错误2:忘记在现在完成时中使用“have/has”
- The supplier sent the invoice three times this week.(简单过去时)
- The supplier has sent the invoice three times this week.(现在完成时) ✓
供应商本周已经发送了三次发票。
当涉及到"this week/month/year"(未结束的时间段)时,你必须使用"has/have + 过去分词"。
错误3:条件反射式地使用“-ed”
经过多年的英语学习,你的大脑已经习惯了"-ed"。因此,就出现了“choosed”、“sended”、“builded”。
条件反射:当你对一个常用动词(go, make, take, send, write, know)犹豫不决时,它很可能是**不规则**的。
在Flow Exam上,你可以直接针对“不规则动词”这一主题进行练习,其格式与TOEIC®考试完全一致。因此,如果你在这个主题上有困难,你将再也不会犯同样的错误。
按情境学习法(非常有效)
即使是已经在使用学校提供的备考平台的考生,按字母顺序列表记忆的方法也往往失败。原因很简单:这些工具侧重于规则,但很少侧重于在压力下需要建立的快速反应。
- 第一步:选择一个场景(例如“电子邮件”)。连续3天集中学习该类别的15-20个动词。
- 第二步:每天用这些动词造5个真实的TOEIC®风格的句子。例如:“I have sent the report and attached the financial data.”
- 第三步:针对性地练习第五部分题目(4个选项,每道题10秒钟)。仅被动识别是不够的。
- 第四步:在6周内,你就能涵盖所有商务场景,并实现持久记忆。
进步最快的考生有一个共同点:他们会根据错误的情境和混淆的类型来归类自己的错误,而不是盲目地重复练习。
根据句子情景快速检查清单
| TOEIC®文本类型 | 常见不规则动词 | 主要陷阱 |
|---|---|---|
| 邮件/备忘录 | send, write, receive, find, get, let, know | 在“was”后面混淆“sent”和“send” |
| 财务报告 | show, grow, rise, fall, sell, cost, meet, set | 忘记在“risen/grown”前加“have” |
| 招聘广告 | choose, become, take, lead, give, make | 混淆“chose”和“chosen” |
| 商务旅行 | go, fly, leave, take, bring, meet | 根据情境混淆“gone”和“went” |
| 会议 | hold, give, speak, begin, bring, meet | 忘记在“was”后面用“held” |
| 生产 | make, build, run, set, shut, break | “been”后面忘记用过去分词 |
| 合同 | buy, sell, pay, win, sign, send | "Bought" 和 "brought" 混淆(常见错误) |
准备好开始训练了吗?
按商务情境学习不规则动词,比按字母顺序学习的策略效率高3倍。
经典错误:学习的列表与TOEIC®场景无关,导致在考试当天压力下崩溃。
在Flow Exam上,你可以直接针对第五部分的不规则动词主题进行训练,拥有数千个与官方TOEIC®格式完全相同的题目。
因此,如果你在这个主题上有困难,你将再也不会犯同样的错误。
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