非谓语动词主要包括不定式、动名词和现在分词.
典型习题
1．The Olympic Games,______ in 776 B.C,did’t include women players until 1919.A.first playing B.to be first played C.first played D.to be first playing
分析：根据题干,必须选表示被动的选项,故排除A、D；因B选项表“将要被举行”意,不合题干之用,只有C选项（相当于which was first played）才合用.
2．European football is played in 80 countries,______ it the most popular sport in the world.A.making B.makes C.made D.to make
析：B、C是谓语动词,在此不可用.D项to make或表目的,或表“将要使得”,这都不合题干情景.只有A.making,可作状语,表结果.再举一现在分词作结果状语例：The bus was held up by the snowstorm,causing the delay.公共汽车被大风雪所阻,因而耽误了.
3．Little Jim should love ______ to the theatre this evening.A.to be taken B.to take C.being taken D.taking
析：根据this evening,应选表示将来义的选项,C、D应排除.Take后无宾语,必然要用被动式,故答案为A.
4．John was made ______ the truck for a week as a punishment.A.to wash B.washing C.wash D.to be washing
析：根据be made to do sth.句式,可定答案为A.
5．The patient was warned ______ oily food after the operation.A.to eat not B.eating not C.not to eat D.not eating
析：根据warn sb.(not)to do sth.句式,可排除B、D两项；又根据非谓语动词的否定式not总是在首位的规律,又可排除A,而定C.
6．——I usually go there by train.——Why not ______ by boat for a change?A.to try going B.trying to go C.to try and go D.try going
析：此题可根据why not后直接跟原形动词规律而一举确定正确答案为D.若将B项改为try to go,则要根据其与try going意义之别来确定答案.依据题干对话内容,乙方是建议甲方尝试乘船变变花样,所以答案仍为D.
7．______ a reply,he decided to write again.
A.Not receiving B.Receiving not C.Not having received D.Having not received
析：非谓语动词的否定式not应置于首位,B、D皆为错误形式.A项不能表达先于decided的动作,只有选C项才表没收到信在先,决定再写信在后,所以C为正确答案.
8．Charles Babbage is generally considered ______ the first computer.A.to invent B.inventing C.to have invented D.having invented
析：consider表“考虑”意时,其后动词用doing形式,此处不表“考虑”,而表“认为”,这时consider后作宾语补足语或主语补足语多为to do,to have done,to be等形式.据此可排除B、D两个选项.又因A表“要发明”意,不合题用,只有C表“发明了”意,才合题用,故选C.9．Most of the artists ______ to the party were from South Africa.
A.invited B.to invite C.being invited D.had been invited
析：“被邀请参加晚会”,应选表被动意的选项,B不可用.D项少引导词who,也应排除.又因短暂动词的现在分词被动式不可作定语,C也应排除,只有A.invited(＝who were invited)才是正确答案.
10．The murderer was brought in,with his hands ______ behind his back.
A.being tied B.having tied C.to be tired D.tied
析：B表主动意,应排除.C表“将要被捆绑”,A表“正在被捆绑”都不合题意,只有D项填入空白才能表达“双手被反绑着”这一意思,符合题干情景.再看一类似例句：He came in,(with)his head held high.他昂首走了进来.
