Ordering events in time
1.[3p] 日本に行く時、カメラを買った. Where was the camera bought?
日本に行く時、カメラを買った. Where was the camera bought?
The answer is: Before setting off, since the going had not happened yet at the moment of buying
The answer is: Before setting off, since the going had not happened yet at the moment of buying
The answer is: Before setting off, since the going had not happened yet at the moment of buying
2.[2p] Complete with the right form of 寝る: ＿＿前に歯を磨いた. Answer in kana.
Complete with the right form of 寝る: ＿＿前に歯を磨いた. Answer in kana.
3.[2p] Complete with the right form of 食べる: ＿＿後で映画を見ます. Answer in kana.
Complete with the right form of 食べる: ＿＿後で映画を見ます. Answer in kana.
4.[3p] Why does 前に always take the dictionary form, even when the main clause is past?
Why does 前に always take the dictionary form, even when the main clause is past?
The answer is: Because at the reference point the event has not yet happened, which is what "before" means
The answer is: Because at the reference point the event has not yet happened, which is what "before" means
The answer is: Because at the reference point the event has not yet happened, which is what "before" means
5.[2p] Which restriction applies to ながら but not to 間?
Which restriction applies to ながら but not to 間?
The answer is: Both actions must have the same subject
The answer is: Both actions must have the same subject
The answer is: Both actions must have the same subject
6.[3p] Which fits: 雨が降らない＿＿帰りましょう?
Which fits: 雨が降らない＿＿帰りましょう?
The answer is: うちに
The answer is: うちに
The answer is: うちに
7.[2p] 夏休みの間に旅行に行った means
夏休みの間に旅行に行った means
The answer is: the trip happened at some point inside the holiday
The answer is: the trip happened at some point inside the holiday
The answer is: the trip happened at some point inside the holiday
8.[4p] Match each pattern to what it does.
Match each pattern to what it does.
てから
ながら
うちに
間
while a state lasts, before it ends
two actions at once, same subject
across the whole of a stretch of time
after doing, with the first event as a prerequisite
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てから: after doing, with the first event as a prerequisite ながら: two actions at once, same subject うちに: while a state lasts, before it ends 間: across the whole of a stretch of time
9.[1p] ながら attaches to the ます stem, so 聞きます gives 聞きながら.
ながら attaches to the ます stem, so 聞きます gives 聞きながら.
The answer is: True