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。