be done ving 這是甚麼句型?

Question

He asked for the check
when we were done eating.



be done ving 這是甚麼句型?

done 是 Vpp ? or adj ?
如果是 Vpp --> were done 是被動 ?eating 又是誰的受詞?
如果是 adj --> eating 又是誰的受詞?

Answer 1

He asked for the check
when we were done eating.  be done ving 這是甚麼句型? -----
在Longman當代英英字典裡查到的解釋例是：
done: adj.  finished or completed
常用句型：somebody is done (with something) (=someone has finished doing or using something)
上面句型中"done"作形容詞，"with"是介詞，故其後如出現的是動詞，則需要使用動名詞以便作為受詞．所以要說"我們吃完了"，照理應該是"We are done with eating." ï¼Œä½†ä¼¼ä¹Žå·²ç¶“演變成會省略介詞"with"（但字典並未說該介詞是否可以省略）．再用搜尋引擎，以"done eating"和"done with eating"查詢，稍作印證，結果是兩者都有人用，但前者為最大多數．

Answer 2

這是口語的說法!!英文中的完成式--have/has/had Vpp常常簡化為
--be Vpp,與被動無關的,例如:
All the money is gone! = All the money has gone.
而這裡原句是--...when we had done eating......

Answer 3

present perfect continue

Answer 4

we were done 是說 我們完成了某事 這件事在這邊是吃東西 eating 在這是名詞(動名詞)

2007-03-03 19:39:07 補充：
整句話是說 在我們吃完飯後 他(跟服務生)要帳單

其他例句:

we went to play baseball when we were done doing our homeworks.

在我們做完功課後 我們去打棒球