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Talk about yesterday

Use plain past verb forms and follow past actions in a diary.

Before you practise

The past forms 食べた and 行った describe completed actions here. Polite 食べました also expresses past; follow the requested style in each question.

昨日（きのう）、友達（ともだち）に会（あ）いました。

I met a friend yesterday.

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1. 飲む → plain affirmative past

Answer and explanation

飲んだ

む belongs to the んだ group.

2. 買う → plain affirmative past

Answer and explanation

買った

う belongs to the った group.

3. 行く → plain affirmative past

Answer and explanation

行った

行く is exceptional: 行った.

4. 泳ぐ → plain affirmative past

泳いだ

泳いた

泳ぐた

Answer and explanation

泳いだ

ぐ becomes いだ, with a voiced だ.

5. 話す → plain affirmative past

話した

話すた

話った

Answer and explanation

話した

す becomes した.

6. 食べる → plain affirmative past

食べた

食べった

食べるた

Answer and explanation

食べた

Ichidan removes る before た.

7. 来る → plain past, kana only

Answer and explanation

きた

来た is read きた.

8. する → plain affirmative past

した

すった

するた

Answer and explanation

した

する changes irregularly to した.

9. 昨日は雨でした。

door

stand

yesterday

convenient

Answer and explanation

yesterday

昨日 (きのう): yesterday. It rained yesterday.

10. 友達と映画を見ます。

wash

friend

a.m.; morning

departure

Answer and explanation

friend

友達 (ともだち): friend. I watch a film with a friend.

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