間接話法
Reported Speech
誰かの発言を文の中で伝える形です。過去の発言を伝える際には時制を一段過去にずらすことがあります。代名詞や時間・場所の表現も話し手の立場に合わせます。
使い方のポイント
間接疑問では語順を主語＋動詞にします。She asked where I lived.が正しく、where did I liveとはしません。現在も真実なら時制を変えない場合もあります。
英語の例文
肯定文
- She said that she was tired.
- Tom told me he had already eaten.
- They said they would arrive at eight.
- My boss told me to take the day off.
否定文
- He said he didn't like horror movies.
- She told me she hadn't seen the email.
- They said they wouldn't be able to come.
- The doctor told me not to lift anything heavy.
疑問文
- She asked me if I was hungry.
- He wanted to know where I had bought my shoes.
- I asked her what time the train left.
- Did he say when he would be back?
間違えやすい形を比べる
- 誤り：She said me that she was busy.正しい形：She told me that she was busy.
- 誤り：He asked where was the station.正しい形：He asked where the station was.
- 誤り：She asked me what did I want.正しい形：She asked me what I wanted.
- 誤り：He asked me that I was ready.正しい形：He asked me if I was ready.
- 誤り：The teacher told us don't talk.正しい形：The teacher told us not to talk.
- 誤り：She told that she would be late.正しい形：She said that she would be late.
文章の中で確認
A call with Grandma
When I called my grandmother last Sunday, she said she had some news. She told me that she had joined a dance class and that she was enjoying it more than she had expected. I asked her if it was difficult. She laughed and said that the steps were easy but the music was very fast. Then she asked me whether I wanted to come with her the next week. I told her I would think about it. She said I was too young to be so lazy! Before she hung up, she asked me to call her more often and told me not to worry about her. Honestly, I think she has a busier social life than I do.
理解を確認しましょう
問題・選択肢・個別の解説は英語です。上の日本語のポイントを参考に、正しい形を選びましょう。結果はこのブラウザに保存されます。