英式英语和美式英语语法对比.ppt

In grammer
British English
American English
Verb agreement with collective nouns
Tense:Past tense forms
present perfect
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3. Use of auxiliaries and modals
4. Use of prepositions
BrE
AmE
mittee meets/meet tomorrow.
mittee meets tomorrow.
The team is/are going to lose.
The team is going to lose.
Collective nouns + verb
BrE: singular /plural verbs
AmE: singular verbs
Verb Agreement With Collective Nouns
The enemy is suing for peace. (AmE)
The government have not announced a new policy. (BrE)
The Beatles are a well-known band.
Past tense forms
Last night, I _____________ (dream) that I could fly.
The bad news has ___________ (spoil) my day.
He suddenly sprang to his feet when he ___________(learn) the news.
dreamt/dreamed
spoilt/ spoiled
learnt/ learned
BrE: irregular form
AmE: regular form
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Infinitive
Simple past(Br)
Simple past (Am)
Past participle(Br)
Past participle(Am)
burn
burned/burnt
burned/burnt
burned/burnt
burned/burnt
dream
dreamed/dreamt
dreamed/dreamt
dreamed/dreamt
dreamed/dreamt
get
got
got
got
gotten
learn
learned/learnt
learned
learned/learnt
learned
smell
smelled/smelt
smelled
smelled/smelt
smelled
spoil
spoiled/spoilt
spoiled/spoilt
spoiled/spoilt
spoiled/spoilt
wake
woke
woke/waked
woken
woken
BrE: present perfect (have/has + ) .
AmE: simple past
Jenny feels ill. She ate too much.  (AmE)
Jenny feels ill. She's eaten too much. (BrE)
I can't find my keys. Did you see them anywhere? (AmE)
I can't find my keys. Have you seen them anywhere? (BrE)
Present Perfect Tense
你完成作业了吗?
Have you finished your homework yet?
Did you finish your homework yet?
我刚吃过午饭。
I've just had lunch.
I just had lunch.
我钥匙丢了。
I have lost my key.
I lost my key.
你有笔吗?
Have you got a pen?
Do you have a pen?
Chinese
BrE
AmE
Expressions
Possession
BrE: have got
AmE: have
Do you have a car? (AmE)
Have you got a car? (BrE)
He hasn't got any frien