本日も前回の用法の続きです。
・Last week, I was allowed to go home after a month in the state mental hospital. (先週私は、州立精神科病院から帰宅が許されました。) Last week, I was allowed to go home from the state mental hospital, after I got depressed and tried to commit suicide. How do I know I won't slide back into this again?
【研究】この意味で過去時制を表す場合、could do あるいは was [were] allowed to do が好まれます。
次回も本用法を扱います。
