熟记英语300句 中考英语无忧虑
—人教版初中英语高频考点、句型讲练（140）
主题句 When did you begin to write poems?
你什么时候开始写诗歌的？
考点： 动词begin 的用法
1. begin用作不及物动词意为"开始"，它的词形变化：beginning (名词，现在分词), began (过去式), begun(过去分词) ，反义词为 finish, 近义词为start。begin 是短暂性动词，不能和表示一段时间的状语连用，不能用how long 提问。
I was late and I didn't catch the beginning of the meeting.
我迟到了，没有赶上会议的开始。
When I arrived, the film had begun.
当我到达时，电影已经开始了。
2. begin 及物动词，后接名词、代词，表示"开始某事"。
Now let's begin our class.
现在开始我们的课程。
Before you begin your new job, you have to know the rules.
在你开始新工作之前，你必须要知道规则。
3. begin to do sth. 意为"开始做某事"，和begin doing 同义，多数情况二者可互换。
I began to smoke three years ago.
我三年前开始吸烟。
When I got home, it began to rain.
我到家时，开始下雨了。
He's beginning to clean the room.
他正打算开始打扫房间。
4. begin with 意为"从……开始"；
to begin with 意为"首先，起初，开始时"。
–Must I begin with ABC? –No, you needn't.
我必须从基础学起吗？ 不，不必。
To begin with, we must buy some food for the party.
首先，我们必须为聚会购买些食物。
小试牛刀：
1. We the meeting until the head teacher arrives. He is the host (主持人).
A. will finish B. won't finish C. will begin D. won't begin
2. -How long has the film ? -About 10 minutes.
A. begun B. been on C. finished D. started
3. Hurry up! The film in ten minutes.
A. begin B. begins C. will begin D. has begun
4. To learn English, you'll ________ ABC.
A. help with B. begin with C. agree with D. play with
5. A good (begin) is half done.
答案：DBCB beinning
