tense-09
■時制（ Tense )出題されやすい１０のポイント
⑨ 時制に関する書き換え問題。
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■Tense-09
●Insert a word into the parentheses so that the following sentences mean the same.
It is three years since he died.
= He has ( )( ) for three years.
= Three years ( )( ) since he died.
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●Answer
= been dead
= have passed
【解説】
It is three years since he died.
= He has (been)(dead) for three years.
= Three years (have)(passed) since he died.「彼は3年前に亡くなった」
「彼が亡くなって3年になる」
時制に注意すべき書き換え問題。
die（動詞） die – died – died – dying
dead（形容詞）
It is three years ～. は
It has been three years ～. も可。
その他
I’ve known him for ten years.
= I came to know him ten years ago.
= I became (got) acquainted with him ten years ago.
「私は彼と知り合って10年になる」
「私は10年前に彼と知り合った」
