Question

You must spend as much time as you can _________(study)hard at English to catch up with others.

填to study 还是studying？为什么？

Answer 1

• If you're saying how you spent the time (or money), use the -ing form.

• If you're saying why you spent the time (or money), use the to --- form.

Last week I spent time cleaning the kitchen floor. 上周我花时间把厨房的地板清洗了。（表示如何把时间花掉的）

Sometimes you have to spend time to make money. 有时候你必须花时间去挣钱。（表示为什么要把时间花掉）

• 题目： You must spend time(studying / to study) English to catch up with others. 你必须花时间去努力学习英语赶上其他人。 （表示的是花时间的目的， 而不是为了超过别人而把时间花掉）

• 所以正确答案是： 『to study』

• 希望能帮到你！
  

Answer 2

You must spend as much time as you can _________(study)hard at English to catch up with others.
这个题是一个典型的【两难选择】，即用两种形式都有道理。也就是说，这是个【失败的题】。
1、You must spend as much time as you can【 studying】hard at English to catch up with others.
这就是尽人皆知的【spend time doing sth】结构,花费时间做某事。
2、You must spend as much time as you can 【to study】hard at English to catch up with others.
这就是传说中的【do as much as one can to do sth】尽某人的最大努力来做某事。
祝你开心如意！

Answer 3

studying因为 spend..... (on) doing

Answer 4

studying,注意句型spendtime (in)doing sth,同时as ... as one can是副词，不是主干，不要被迷惑了