首先我们来看下help to do和help doing的大致意思:
help to do:词性为动词短语,help:帮助;to:表示目的;do:做
help doing:词性为动词短语,help:帮助;doing:正在进行
通过下面的表格我们了解下help to do和help doing的含义、发音和用法
接下来让我们看下help to do和help doing的用法区别:
1.语法结构:help to do是及物动词+不定式,而help doing是及物动词+动名词。
例子:
- Can you help me to clean the room?
(Can you help me to clean the room?)
- I helped him to find his lost keys.
(I helped him to find his lost keys.)
2.意义差异:help to do表示帮助去做某事,强调动作的完成;help doing表示帮助正在进行的事情,强调动作的进行。
例子:
- She helped him to write the report.
(She helped him to write the report.)
- He is helping his sister clean the house.
(He is helping his sister clean the house.)
3.语义重点:help to do强调帮助的对象,即谁去做某事;help doing强调帮助的行为,即在做什么事情。
例子:
- They helped him to win the championship.
(They helped him to win the championship.)
- He is helping his friends move to a new apartment.
(He is helping his friends move to a new apartment.)
4.习惯用法:help to do常用于口语及正式文体;help doing常用于口语和非正式文体。
例子:
- Can you help me to carry these bags?
(Can you help me to carry these bags?)
- She is helping him organize the party.
(She is helping him organize the party.)
5.时间性:help to do表示帮助在将来完成的动作;help doing表示正在进行的动作。
例子:
- He will help her to prepare for the exam tomorrow.
(He will help her to prepare for the exam tomorrow.)
- They are helping each other decorate the Christmas tree.
(They are helping each other decorate the Christmas tree.)
6.语态:help to do可以用于被动语态,形式为help to be done;help doing不可用于被动语态。
例子:
- The teacher helped him to be admitted to the university.
(The teacher helped him to be admitted to the university.)
- She is helping her mother clean the house.
(She is helping her mother clean the house.)