時間・お金を使う表現＋分詞（spend / busy / find）
着眼点spend 時間 doing、be busy doing、find O doing / p.p. など、分詞を補語にとる定番型。
| 型 | 例 |
|---|---|
| spend 時間・お金 (in) doing | She spent two hours cleaning the room. |
| be busy (in) doing | He is busy preparing for the exam. |
| find O doing | I found him sleeping on the sofa. |
| find O p.p. | She found the door locked. |
| catch O doing | The teacher caught him cheating. |
例文
1
He spends a lot of time playing video games.
彼はテレビゲームをして多くの時間を過ごす。
2
I found the window broken this morning.
今朝、窓が割られているのを見つけた。
注意spend の後ろに to do は置かない（誤：spend time to study）。
確認問題
1
誤りを正せ。 She spent three hours to write the report.
答え
writing（spend 時間 doing）