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作者：任晨（高考志愿填报专家）发布：2025-01-26 19:24:11 浏览：152

在探讨“because”后面的动词该用什么形式时，咱们得明确一点：这得看句子的具体结构和语境。直接回答：“because”引导的原因状语从句中，动词形式需与主句时态、人称保持一致。

时态与人称决定动词形式

就像咱们平时说话一样，主语是谁、动作何时发生，这些都会影响动词的形式。比如，“I didn't go because I was afraid.” 这里，“was”就是根据主语“I”和过去时态来确定的。 2

“not…because…”结构中，“not”有时否定主句，有时否定从句，这得看语境。为避免歧义，最好在“because”前用逗号。比如，“I didn't go, because I was afraid.”就很清晰。但如果“because”前有“just”，那“not”通常否定从句。 3

当“because of”后面直接跟动词时，得用动名词形式，它本质上等同于名词。比如，“He quit because of loving another woman.”这里的“loving”就是动名词。 4

有时，“because”能引导一个句子作主语，这时常用“just because”形式，主句谓语动词常为“mean”。比如，“Just because you speak English doesn't mean you can teach it.” 5

结构	例句	说明
一般时态	I didn't go because I was afraid.	“was”与主语“I”和过去时态一致
not否定范围	I didn't go, because I was afraid.	“not”否定主句，逗号避免歧义
动名词形式	He quit because of loving another woman.	“loving”为动名词，等同名词
主语从句	Just because you speak English doesn't mean you can teach it.	“because”引导主语从句，“mean”为主句谓语
特殊用法	You shouldn't get angry just because someone speaks ill of you.	“just because”引导从句，“shouldn't”否定主句