TOEIC® 不規則動詞:規則、清單與技巧,助您避免出錯
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不規則動詞並不遵循「-ed」的過去式規則。
在TOEIC®考試中,它們佔了Part 5語法問題的40%,並出現在考試中的所有專業情境裡。
真正的難點是什麼?是在閱讀電子郵件、報告或公告時,能否立即辨識出該使用哪種形式。
例如:「The supplier has sent the invoice」(而不是「sended」)。將這些動詞依據專業情境(而非按字母順序)進行組織,能讓你學習記憶的速度快3倍。
會議與簡報動詞
這些動詞會出現在聽力(Part 3-4)的對話中,以及關於會議的電子郵件/公告(Part 7)裡。
| 原型 (Base) | 過去式 (Passé) | 過去分詞 (Participe passé) | 典型TOEIC®情境 |
|---|---|---|---|
| hold | held | held | 舉辦會議、研討會 |
| lead | led | led | 領導團隊、討論 |
| speak | spoke | spoken | 在活動上發言 |
| begin | began | begun | 開始簡報 |
| bring | brought | brought | 攜帶文件、資料 |
| meet | met | met | 會見客戶、同事 |
| tell | told | told | 說明結果 |
| give | gave | given | 給予簡報、回饋 |
| show | showed | shown | 展示數據、投影片 |
| hear | heard | heard | 聽取意見、疑慮 |
| understand | understood | understood | 理解提案 |
| think | thought | thought | 考慮選項 |
| say | said | said | 在會議中發言 |
| mean | meant | meant | 澄清意思 |
| come | came | come | 參加會議 |
| sit | sat | sat | 坐在會議室裡 |
| stand | stood | stood | 站立進行簡報 |
| leave | left | left | 提前離開會議 |
| forget | forgot | forgotten | 忘記提及某事 |
| spend | spent | spent | 花時間討論 |
典型Part 7範例:
- "The keynote speaker will give a presentation on market trends, and participants who come early can meet with industry experts."
主講嘉賓將就市場趨勢進行簡報,提早參加的參與者可以與業界專家會面。
電子郵件與溝通信箱動詞
這些動詞在Part 7(電子郵件、信件往來)和Part 5(關於內部溝通的句子)中佔主導地位。
| 原型 (Base) | 過去式 (Passé) | 過去分詞 (Participe passé) | 典型TOEIC®情境 |
|---|---|---|---|
| write | wrote | written | 撰寫電子郵件、報告 |
| send | sent | sent | 傳送訊息、檔案 |
| receive | received | received | 收到確認信 |
| read | read | read | 閱讀備忘錄 |
| reply | replied | replied | 回覆詢問(規則動詞但常用) |
| forward | forwarded | forwarded | 轉發資訊(規則動詞) |
| make | made | made | 提出請求 |
| let | let | let | 告知某人 |
| tell | told | told | 告知變更 |
| know | knew | known | 了解詳情 |
| find | found | found | 找到附件 |
| see | saw | seen | 參見下方 |
| hear | heard | heard | 期待您的回音 |
| get | got | got/gotten | 取得聯繫 |
| keep | kept | kept | 隨時知情 |
| put | put | put | 放在主旨欄 |
| understand | understood | understood | 理解指示 |
| feel | felt | felt | 歡迎隨時聯繫 |
| think | thought | thought | 認為很重要 |
Part 5常見陷阱:
- "Please find the updated schedule attached."(而不是 "attach")
請查收更新後的行程表(附件)。
報告與分析動詞
你在分析性文章(Part 7)以及關於財務結果的句子(Part 5-6)中會看到它們。
| 原型 (Base) | 過去式 (Passé) | 過去分詞 (Participe passé) | 典型TOEIC®情境 |
|---|---|---|---|
| show | showed | shown | 顯示結果、趨勢 |
| find | found | found | 發現銷售增加 |
| become | became | become | 成為領導者 |
| grow | grew | grown | 增長15% |
| rise | rose | risen | 顯著上升 |
| fall | fell | fallen | 低於預期 |
| go | went | gone | 上升,下降 |
| cost | cost | cost | 花費低於預期 |
| lose | lost | lost | 失去市場份額 |
| win | won | won | 贏得新合約 |
| sell | sold | sold | 銷售更多單位 |
| buy | bought | bought | 購買新設備 |
| spend | spent | spent | 花費在行銷上 |
| pay | paid | paid | 支付供應商 |
| set | set | set | 創下新紀錄 |
| break | broke | broken | 達到收支平衡 |
| hit | hit | hit | 達成目標 |
| meet | met | met | 達成目標 |
| beat | beat | beaten | 擊敗競爭對手 |
| cut | cut | cut | 削減成本 |
| forecast | forecast | forecast | 預測營收 |
Part 6 範例:
- "Sales have risen by 12% this quarter, and the company has set a new record for annual revenue."
本季度銷量增長了12%,公司創下了年度營收新紀錄。
人力資源與招募動詞
這些動詞出現在職缺公告、人力資源政策(Part 7)以及關於人員的問題中(Part 5)。
| 原型 (Base) | 過去式 (Passé) | 過去分詞 (Participe passé) | 典型TOEIC®情境 |
|---|---|---|---|
| hire | hired | hired | 僱用新員工(規則動詞) |
| choose | chose | chosen | 選擇候選人 |
| become | became | become | 成為經理 |
| take | took | taken | 擔任職位 |
| leave | left | left | 離開公司 |
| begin | began | begun | 開始任職 |
| quit | quit | quit | 辭職 |
| lead | led | led | 領導部門 |
| build | built | built | 建立團隊 |
| teach | taught | taught | 教授新技能 |
| learn | learned/learnt | learned/learnt | 學習程序 |
| train | trained | trained | 培訓員工(規則動詞) |
| promote | promoted | promoted | 晉升至資深職位(規則動詞) |
| give | gave | given | 發出通知 |
| get | got | got/gotten | 獲得晉升 |
| make | made | made | 做出決定 |
| offer | offered | offered | 提供合約(規則動詞) |
| sign | signed | signed | 簽署協議(規則動詞) |
| understand | understood | understood | 了解福利 |
| know | knew | known | 了解公司政策 |
典型Part 7 範例:
- "We have chosen three finalists and will make a hiring decision by Friday."
我們已經選出了三位決賽者,將在週五前做出錄用決定。
商務旅行與出差動詞
常出現在旅行公告(Part 7)、機場/飯店對話(Part 3)和費用報告中。
| 原型 (Base) | 過去式 (Passé) | 過去分詞 (Participe passé) | 典型TOEIC®情境 |
|---|---|---|---|
| go | went | gone | 出差 |
| come | came | come | 從國外回來 |
| fly | flew | flown | 飛往研討會 |
| leave | left | left | 前往東京 |
| take | took | taken | 搭乘航班 |
| drive | drove | driven | 開車前往現場 |
| ride | rode | ridden | 搭乘接駁車 |
| catch | caught | caught | 趕火車 |
| miss | missed | missed | 錯過轉機(規則動詞) |
| arrive | arrived | arrived | 抵達飯店(規則動詞) |
| depart | departed | departed | 準時出發(規則動詞) |
| bring | brought | brought | 攜帶行李 |
| forget | forgot | forgotten | 忘記護照 |
| lose | lost | lost | 丟失行李 |
| find | found | found | 找到住宿 |
| book | booked | booked | 預訂房間(規則動詞) |
| stay | stayed | stayed | 過夜住宿(規則動詞) |
| choose | chose | chosen | 選擇飯店 |
| spend | spent | spent | 過夜兩晚 |
| meet | met | met | 會見海外客戶 |
典型Part 3 (對話) 範例:
- "I flew to Seoul last week and met with our partners there."
我上週飛去首爾,並在那裡會見了我們的合作夥伴。
生產與營運動詞
你在關於製造、物流和流程的文本中會看到它們(Part 6-7)。
| 原型 (Base) | 過去式 (Passé) | 過去分詞 (Participe passé) | 典型TOEIC®情境 |
|---|---|---|---|
| make | made | made | 製造產品 |
| build | built | built | 建造設施 |
| design | designed | designed | 設計新模型(規則動詞) |
| create | created | created | 創造原型(規則動詞) |
| produce | produced | produced | 生產貨物(規則動詞) |
| manufacture | manufactured | manufactured | 製造零件(規則動詞) |
| develop | developed | developed | 開發解決方案(規則動詞) |
| build | built | built | 建立基礎設施 |
| set | set | set | 設置設備 |
| run | ran | run | 營運管理 |
| begin | began | begun | 開始生產 |
| shut | shut | shut | 暫時關閉 |
| speed | sped | sped | 加快交貨速度 |
| deal | dealt | dealt | 處理問題 |
| handle | handled | handled | 處理後勤(規則動詞) |
| ship | shipped | shipped | 運送訂單(規則動詞) |
| send | sent | sent | 寄出貨物 |
| bring | brought | brought | 帶來物資 |
| take | took | taken | 盤點庫存 |
| keep | kept | kept | 維持庫存水準 |
| hold | held | held | 持有材料 |
| put | put | put | 放入儲存 |
| lay | laid | laid | 奠定基礎 |
| wear | wore | worn | 穿戴安全裝備 |
| break | broke | broken | (機器)故障 |
| fix | fixed | fixed | 修理設備(規則動詞) |
| repair | repaired | repaired | 維修工具(規則動詞) |
決策與規劃動詞
對於Part 5-6(策略情境)和Part 7(策略備忘錄)至關重要。
| 原型 (Base) | 過去式 (Passé) | 過去分詞 (Participe passé) | 典型TOEIC®情境 |
|---|---|---|---|
| choose | chose | chosen | 選擇策略 |
| decide | decided | decided | 決定行動(規則動詞) |
| make | made | made | 做出決策 |
| take | took | taken | 採取措施 |
| set | set | set | 設定目標 |
| plan | planned | planned | 規劃倡議(規則動詞) |
| think | thought | thought | 考慮選項 |
| consider | considered | considered | 考慮提案(規則動詞) |
| agree | agreed | agreed | 同意條款(規則動詞) |
| approve | approved | approved | 批准預算(規則動詞) |
| recommend | recommended | recommended | 建議變更(規則動詞) |
| propose | proposed | proposed | 提出解決方案(規則動詞) |
| suggest | suggested | suggested | 提出改進建議(規則動詞) |
| discuss | discussed | discussed | 討論計畫(規則動詞) |
| review | reviewed | reviewed | 審查選項(規則動詞) |
| evaluate | evaluated | evaluated | 評估結果(規則動詞) |
| determine | determined | determined | 確定優先順序(規則動詞) |
| establish | established | established | 建立指導方針(規則動詞) |
| know | knew | known | 了解風險 |
| understand | understood | understood | 理解影響 |
| mean | meant | meant | 意圖實施 |
| seek | sought | sought | 尋求批准 |
| bring | brought | brought | 帶來想法 |
| put | put | put | 提出建議 |
| come | came | come | 想出解決方案 |
| feel | felt | felt | 對...有信心 |
採購與合約動詞
常出現在採購訂單、發票和談判中(Part 7)。
| 原型 (Base) | 過去式 (Passé) | 過去分詞 (Participe passé) | 典型TOEIC®情境 |
|---|---|---|---|
| buy | bought | bought | 購買物資 |
| sell | sold | sold | 銷售產品 |
| pay | paid | paid | 支付發票 |
| cost | cost | cost | 花費 5000 美元 |
| spend | spent | spent | 花費預算 |
| charge | charged | charged | 收取費用(規則動詞) |
| bid | bid | bid | 競標合約 |
| win | won | won | 贏得招標 |
| lose | lost | lost | 失去交易 |
| get | got | got/gotten | 獲得折扣 |
| give | gave | given | 提供報價 |
| offer | offered | offered | 提供條款(規則動詞) |
| negotiate | negotiated | negotiated | 協商價格(規則動詞) |
| sign | signed | signed | 簽署合約(規則動詞) |
| make | made | made | 出價 |
| order | ordered | ordered | 訂購材料(規則動詞) |
| deliver | delivered | delivered | 交貨(規則動詞) |
| send | sent | sent | 發送付款 |
| receive | received | received | 收到出貨(規則動詞) |
| owe | owed | owed | 欠款(規則動詞) |
| lend | lent | lent | 借出資源 |
| borrow | borrowed | borrowed | 借用設備(規則動詞) |
三個災難性錯誤(以及如何避免)
在我們追蹤的應試者中,有三個錯誤不斷出現,總共會讓你損失 20 到 50 分。
錯誤 1:混淆 A-B-C 三種形式
像 write/wrote/written 或 choose/chose/chosen 這樣的動詞最容易讓人搞混。
- The contract was wrote last month. ✗
- The contract was written last month. ✓
合約是上個月起草的。
在 "was/were" 後面,你永遠(TOUJOURS)使用過去分詞(第3欄),絕不使用簡單過去式(第2欄)!
錯誤 2:忘記現在完成式中的 "have/has"
- The supplier sent the invoice three times this week. (簡單過去式)
- The supplier has sent the invoice three times this week. (現在完成式) ✓
供應商本週已經寄了三次發票了。
當出現「this week/month/year」(未結束的時間範圍)時,你必須使用「has/have + 過去分詞」。
錯誤 3:反射性地使用 "-ed"
經過多年的英語學習,你的大腦會自動補上「-ed」。結果就是出現 "choosed"、"sended"、"builded"。
反射動作:當你對一個常用動詞(go, make, take, send, write, know)猶豫不決時,它很可能是個不規則動詞。
在Flow Exam上,你可以直接針對「不規則動詞」這個主題進行練習,其格式與TOEIC®考試完全相同。因此,如果你在這個主題上有困難,你將再也不會犯同樣的錯誤。
按情境學習法(非常有效)
即使有些考生已經透過學校平台獲取了準備資源,但依字母順序記憶的方法仍然會失敗。
原因很簡單:這些工具強調規則,但很少強調在壓力下應採取的反射動作。
- 步驟 1:選擇一個情境(例如「電子郵件」)。在接下來的3天內,專注於該類別的15-20個動詞。
- 步驟 2:每天用這些動詞創造5個逼真的TOEIC®句子。範例:「I have sent the report and attached the financial data.」
- 步驟 3:針對性的練習Part 5 題目(4個選項,每題10秒)。被動識別是不夠的。
- 步驟 4:在6週內,你將涵蓋所有專業情境,並達到持久記憶。
進步最快的考生都有一個共同點:他們會根據情境和混淆類型來分類錯誤(而不是隨意地重複練習)。
根據句子情境的快速檢查清單
| TOEIC®文本類型 | 常見不規則動詞 | 主要陷阱 |
|---|---|---|
| 電子郵件/備忘錄 | send, write, receive, find, get, let, know | 在 "was" 後混淆 "sent" 和 "send" |
| 財務報告 | show, grow, rise, fall, sell, cost, meet, set | 忘記在 "risen/grown" 前加上 "have" |
| 職位公告 | choose, become, take, lead, give, make | 混淆 "chose" 和 "chosen" |
| 商務旅行 | go, fly, leave, take, bring, meet | 根據情境區分 "Gone" 和 "went" |
| 會議 | hold, give, speak, begin, bring, meet | "was" 後遺漏 "Held" |
| 生產 | make, build, run, set, shut, break | "been" 後的過去分詞用法 |
| 合約 | buy, sell, pay, win, sign, send | "Bought" 與 "brought" 容易混淆 |
準備好練習了嗎?
傳統錯誤:學習與TOEIC®情境無關的清單,導致在考試當天壓力下崩潰。
在Flow Exam上,你可以直接針對TOEIC® Part 5中的不規則動詞主題進行訓練,擁有與官方TOEIC®格式相同的數千道題目。
因此,如果你在這個主題上有困難,你將再也不會犯同樣的錯誤。
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