happen是英语学习中比较常见的一个单词,它的用法也有很多种,那么接下来一起去看看happen的用法有哪些吧?
用法
1、表示“某地(某时)发生了什么事”,常用“sth.+happen+地点/时间”这一结构来表达,此时主语应是事情。
例句:The story happened in 1998.这个故事发生在1998年。
An accident happened in that street.那条街上发生了一起事故。
2、表示“某人出了某事(常指不好的事)”,要用“sth.+happen+to sb.”这一结构来表达。
例句:A car accident happened to her this morning.今天上午她发生了交通事故。
What happened to you?你怎么啦?
3、表示“某人碰巧做某事”,要用“sb.+happen+to do sth.”这一结构来表达。
例句:I happened to meet afriend of mine in the street yesterday.昨天我碰巧在街上遇到了我的一个朋友。
4、happen表示“碰巧或恰巧发生某事”时,还可用“It happens/happened that...”这一结构来表达。
例句:It happened that Brian and Peter were at home that day.碰巧那天布莱恩和彼得在家了。
It happened that he had to take part in a meeting that afternoon.碰巧那天下午他不得不参加一个会议。
注意:that从句中的主语是人时,此种结构可以与“sb.+happen+to do sth.”结构互换。
例句:It happened that Brian and Peter were at home that day=Brian and Peter happened to be at home that day.
5、happen为短暂性动词,不能与表示一段时间的状语连用。