text sb
作动词时直接跟人作宾语，中间不用介词，不说 text to sb。
I'll text you when I get home.
我到家后会给你发短信。
给……发短信；发短信给
texting — present participle of text
收发短信；发短信；向......发送短信；即通过短消息服务(SMS)或类似服务在通信设备(尤其是手机)之间传输文本。；发送和接收短信。
To send a text message to someone
后接接收者，如 text me（给我发短信）。
向......发送短信；即通过短消息服务(SMS)或类似服务在通信设备(尤其是手机)之间传输文本。
To send a text message to; i.e. to transmit text using the Short Message Service (SMS), or a similar service, between communications devices, particularly mobile phones.
发送和接收短信。
To send and receive text messages.
一般现在时
She texts her friends every day.
她每天给朋友发短信。
一般过去时
I texted him yesterday.
我昨天给他发了短信。
现在进行时
He is texting me right now.
他现在正在给我发短信。
text 作动词表示‘发短信’，是规则动词，过去式和过去分词均为 texted。
I'll text you the address when I get there.
我到那儿后会把地址发短信给你。
用法提示：动词text表示“给某人发短信”，后接双宾语。
She is texting her friend during the break.
她正在休息时给朋友发短信。
用法提示：现在分词texting表示正在进行的发短信动作。
He texted me last night to confirm the time.
他昨晚发短信给我确认时间。
用法提示：过去式texted表示过去发短信的动作。
作动词时直接跟人作宾语，中间不用介词，不说 text to sb。
I'll text you when I get home.
我到家后会给你发短信。
双宾语结构，也可换成 text sth to sb，如 text the address to me。
He texted me the address.
他把地址用短信发给了我。
about 引出短信所谈的内容或话题。
She texted me about the meeting.
她发短信跟我说了会议的事。
不定式说明发这条短信的目的或内容。
He texted me to say he'd be late.
他发短信告诉我他会迟到。
grammar · medium
易错句子I texted to my friend yesterday.
正确表达I texted my friend yesterday.
text 作动词表示“给某人发短信”时是及物动词，后面直接跟收信人作宾语，不需要介词 to。中文说“给某人发短信”容易让人加上 to，但英语中 text sb 才是正确搭配，所以要去掉 to。
grammar · medium
易错句子I'll text back you later.
正确表达I'll text you back later.
text back 是“动词+副词”型短语动词，当宾语是人称代词时，代词必须放在动词和副词之间，即 text sb back；不能像普通动宾结构那样说 text back sb。这与中文没有对应语序规则，需要按英语短语动词的规则调整语序。
给某人回短信
She texted me back within a minute.
她一分钟内就给我回了短信。
给我发短信
Text me when you get home.
你到家后给我发个短信。
把地址用短信发给某人
I'll text you the address before you leave.
我会在你出发前把地址发短信给你。
开车时发短信
Texting while driving is illegal in many countries.
在许多国家，开车时发短信是违法的。
不停地给某人发短信
He kept texting me all night.
他一整晚都在不停地给我发短信。
用短信代替打电话
I usually text instead of calling.
我通常发短信，而不是打电话。
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