今日の一問 英語（新潟県・改）
2013/11/18
－語形変化の問題－
次の二人の会話の下線部 1,2 の語を、それぞれ最も適当な形に直して書きなさい。
Mr.Smith : Hi, Hiroshi. I hear you are going to America next month. Is this your first time?
Hiroshi : Yes. My uncle asked me to visit him this summer. He 1.teach English in Japan five years ago. Now he teaches at a high school in America.
Mr.Smith : How nice! Have you ever been to a foreign country?
Hiroshi : Yes. I went to Australia when I was ten years old. At that time I didn't understand English, but now I am 2.learn English every day. I want to communicate with people in America this time.
＜答え＞
１．taught ２．learning
１は過去形、２は現在進行形にする。
＜ワンポイントアドバイス＞
過去形が不規則に変化する代表的な動詞は必ず覚えてこう。
例）begin - began, bring - brought, buy - bought, catch - caught, drive - drove, write - wrote
