非谓语动词中的过去分词的词性相当于形容词和副词,所以其用法(即主要指在句子中可以充当的成分)就相当于形容词和副词在句中充当的成分。常见的成分一般有:定语、表语、补语、状语
例如:
定语
(fallen)
leaves
a
present
(given
by
my
parents)英语中短语作定语要后置,叫后置定语
表语
i'm
(interested)
in
this
book.
补语
i
have
never
heard
the
song
(sung)
in
english.
i
had
my
hair
(cut)
last
week.
状语(过去分词短语作状语)
(seen
from
the
top
of
the
hill),
the
city
looks
more
beautiful
to
us.
(caught
in
a
heavy
rain),
he
was
all
wet.