英语的系动词look,appear,seem可以有进行时态吗
1. look
Look 用作系动词表示谈论暂时的外观时,可以用一般式或进行式,两者在意义上没有太大区别。如:
You look [are looking] tired this evening. 今晚你好像很累。
You look [are looking] a bit tired. 你看起来有点累。
My boy is not looking [doesn’t look] very well. 我的孩子气色不太好。
注意:look后跟like或as if时习惯上不能用进行式。如:
她像她母亲。
误:She is looking like her mother.
正:She looks like her mother.
她好像在做梦。
误:She is looking as if she’s dreaming.
正:She looks as if she’s dreaming.
2. appear和seem
appear和seem用作系动词时习惯上不用于进行时态。如:
他似乎相当富有。
误:He is appearing to be quite rich.
正:He appears to be quite rich.
在我看起来他好像很正常。
误:He is seeming to me quite normal.
正:He seems to me quite normal.