1、very与形容词、作形容词的过去分词或副词连用。如：
I’m very hungry.我很饿。
I’m very pleased to get your letter.收到你的信我很高兴。
You played very well.你的球打得（游戏玩得）很好;你演（奏）得很棒。
但afraid不能与very搭配，只能与very much连用：
I’m very much afraid that your son may be involved in the crime.我非常担忧你儿子可能与这宗罪案有牵连。
2、very不能与含被动意义的过去分词连用，但much，very much经常与含被动意义的过去分词搭配使用。如：
Your help was very much appreciated.非常感谢你的帮助。
He was much loved by everyone.他深受大家的爱戴。
正式文体中常常用greatly：
She was greatly admired.她很受赞赏。
3、very与形容词最高级搭配，much，very much与形容词比较级搭配：
My very best work我最好的作品
The very youngest children这些最小的孩子
Your work is very much better.你的工作要好的多。
Much younger children小得多的孩子
4、very不与含极端意义的形容词（和副词）搭配使用。如不可说：
She was very furious.
I’m very exhausted.
You played very brilliantly.
可说：
She was absolutely furious.她愤怒极了。
I’m completely exhausted.我完全精被力尽了。
You played really brilliantly.你的表现真是棒极了。
5、very不能修饰动词，very much可以：
We enjoyed staying with you very much.我们非常喜欢待在你这里。