Past and negative
1.[2p] Put 食べます into the polite past. Write it in kana only.
Put 食べます into the polite past. Write it in kana only.
2.[2p] Put 飲みます into the polite non-past negative. Write it in kana only.
Put 飲みます into the polite non-past negative. Write it in kana only.
3.[3p] Put 読みます into the polite past negative. Write it in kana only.
Put 読みます into the polite past negative. Write it in kana only.
4.[2p] Put 見ます into the polite past. Write it in kana only.
Put 見ます into the polite past. Write it in kana only.
5.[3p] Put 書きます into the polite past negative. Write it in kana only.
Put 書きます into the polite past negative. Write it in kana only.
6.[1p] Take the ます off 食べます and write the stem in kana only.
Take the ます off 食べます and write the stem in kana only.
7.[1p] Write the past of です in kana.
Write the past of です in kana.
8.[2p] Write the everyday spoken negative of です in kana.
Write the everyday spoken negative of です in kana.
9.[3p] Write the past negative of です in kana.
Write the past negative of です in kana.
10.[3p] Match each ending with what it does.
Match each ending with what it does.
ます
ません
ました
ませんでした
non-past negative
past negative
past
non-past
Show the answer
ます: non-past ません: non-past negative ました: past ませんでした: past negative
11.[1p] The top form is called non-past because it covers both habits and things you will do tomorrow.
The top form is called non-past because it covers both habits and things you will do tomorrow.
12.[2p] Which of these is not a Japanese sentence ending?
Which of these is not a Japanese sentence ending?
13.[2p] Asked 食べましたか, how do you answer no?
Asked 食べましたか, how do you answer no?
14.[1p] Which form is stiffer and belongs in a report or a speech?
Which form is stiffer and belongs in a report or a speech?