1、happen 用法happen 是個常用詞，也是歷年高考經?？疾榈脑~語之一。下面筆者就其用法進行歸納總結，以備同學們學習時參考。     1. 一般指“發生意外的事或事故”。如：     How did the accident happen yesterday?     昨天的事故是怎么發生的？     2. 表示“某人發生（出了）某事；某物發生了某種情況”。即： sth. happens to sb. /sth. 如：  

2、   If anything happened to him, please let me know.  萬一他有什么不測，請通知我。     What has happened to your car?     你的車怎么了？     3. happen 在口語中可用進行時態，相當于 go on 。如：     A strange thing was happening (= was going

3、 on) in the village recently.     最近村子里發生了一件奇怪的事。     4. happen 后面接不定式時，意為“碰巧、恰好”。如：     Someone in the office happened to notice her.     辦公室里碰巧有人注意到她。     I happened to be out when he called.  

4、   他來訪時我剛好出去了。     5. 當 happen 后面的不定式所表示的動作正在進行或已經完成時，須用不定式的進行式或完成式。如：     He happened to be sleeping when his mother came into the room.     當他媽媽進屋時，他碰巧在睡覺。 He happened to have known the secret, so I needn't tell him. &#

5、160;  他碰巧已經知道了這個秘密，所以我不需要再告訴他。     6. 句型“ It happens (happened) that ”中 it 是形式主語， that 引導的從句是句子真正的主語，此復合句可與簡單句互換。如：     It happened that I had no money with me. = I happened to have no money with me.     我碰巧身上沒帶錢。   

6、0; It happened that Tom was singing in the next room. = Tom happened to be singing in the next room.     湯姆碰巧在隔壁屋里唱歌。     It happened that my brother hadn't seen the note. = my brother happened not to have seen the note.     我弟弟碰巧沒

7、有看到那張條子。     7. 句型“ There happened to be ”表示“碰巧有”。如：     There happened to be a heavy rain on my way home.     我回家的路上碰巧下大雨。     8. 習語“ as it happens (happened) ”表示“恰好，碰巧”。如：     As it happens, I have

8、left the book at home.     我碰巧把書丟在家里了。     We met her only yesterday, as it happened.     我們只是在昨天才與她偶然相遇。     9. 習語“ whatever happens (happened) ”表示“不管發生什么情況”。如：     Whatever happened, I must be calm.

9、     不管發生什么情況，我都要鎮靜。     We'll go along together whatever happens. 不管發生什么情況，我們都要一起干。     10. 可用在疑問句和條件句中，表示婉轉的語氣。如：     Do you happen to know his telephone number?     你知道他的電話號碼嗎？   

10、0; If you happen to go there, would you ask him about it?     如果你有機會去那兒，可否問問他有關此事的情況？   11. happen 與 take place 的區別：      take place 指按計劃或安排發生的事，尤其指重大事件。如：     Great changes have taken place in my hometown in the last ten yea

11、rs. （不用 happen ）     我的家鄉在過去十年里發生了巨大的變化。     指發生未預料到的小事情時可用 take place ，但一般不用進行時。      take place 表示“舉行、進行”（ = be held ）。如：   When will the soccer game take place? （不用 happen ）足球比賽什么時候舉行？ happen是不及物動詞，它的用法常見的有如下幾種情況：1. 表示“某地(某時)發生

12、了什么事”，常用“sth.+ happen +地點/時間”這一結構來表達，此時主語應是事情。例如： The story happened in 2003. 這個故事發生在2003年。 An accident happened in that street. 那條街上發生了一起事故。 2. 表示“某人出了某事(常指不好的事)”，要用“sth.+ happens to sb.”這一結構來表達。例如： A car accident happened to her this morning. 今天上午她發生了交通事故。 What happened to you? 你怎么啦？ 3. 表示“某人碰巧做某事

13、”，要用“sb.+ happen+ to do sth.”這一結構來表達。例如： I happened to meet a friend of mine in the street yesterday. 昨天我碰巧在街上遇到了我的一個朋友。4. happen表示“碰巧或恰巧發生某事”時，還可用“It happens / happened that.”這一結構來表達。例如： It happened that Brian and Peter were at home that day. 碰巧那天布萊恩和彼得在家了。 It happened that he had to take part in a me