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PRESENT & PAST FORMS

PRESENT & PAST FORMS

*Click on the underlined Japanese phrases to listen to the recorded examples.

Verbs	PRESENT FORM		PAST FORM
Verbs	AFFIRMATIVE	NEGATIVE	AFFIRMATIVE	NEGATIVE
go iku	iki masu	iki masen	iki mashita	iki masendeshita
Eat taberu	tabe masu	tabe masen	tabe mashita	tabe masendeshita

i-adjectives	PRESENT FORM		PAST FORM
i-adjectives	AFFIRMATIVE	NEGATIVE	AFFIRMATIVE	NEGATIVE
Delicious oishii	oishii desu	oishi kunaidesu	oishi kattadesu	oishi kunakattadesu
Good ii	ii desu	yo kunaidesu	yo kattadesu	yo kunakattadesu

na-adjectives nouns	PRESENT FORM		PAST FORM
na-adjectives nouns	AFFIRMATIVE	NEGATIVE	AFFIRMATIVE	NEGATIVE
Beautiful kireina	kirei desu	kirei dewaarimasen	kirei deshita	kirei dewaarima sendeshita
good weather ii tenki	ii tenki desu	ii tenki dewaarimasen	ii tenki deshita	ii tenki dewaarima sendeshita

PRESENT & PAST FORMS

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