
"I believed his report" "We didn't believe his stories from the War" "She believes in spirits"
"I think he is very smart" "I believe her to be very smart" "I think that he is her boyfriend" "The racist conceives such people to be inferior"
"I believe that he will come back from the war"
"When you hear his sermons, you will be able to believe, too"
"You cannot believe this man" "Should we believe a publication like the National Enquirer?"
误 I'm believing he is wrong.
正 I believe he is wrong.
析 believe是状态动词,不可用于进行体。
我认为他没有和我讲实话。误 I believe that he didn't tell me the truth.
正 I don't believe that he has told me the truth.
我认为他修不好这辆自行车。误 I believe he cannot fix the bike.
正 I don't believe he can fix the bike.
析 believe后接从句如果表示否定,否定词往往要放在主句里。
我相信他会来。误 I believe him to come.
正 I believe that he will come.
析 believe接动词不定式作宾语补足语时,在主动式中,只能用过去时或完成体; 若表示将来,则须使用that从句。只有在被动式才可使用动词不定式。例如:
He is believed to arrive in time.相信他会按时到达。我认为这是个错误,不是吗?误 I believe that it was a mistake, doesn't it?
正 I believe that it was a mistake, wasn't it?
析 当陈述部分是主从复合句,主句谓语动词是believe时,如构成反意疑问句,其附加疑问句部分应与从句中的主谓一致。