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Talk about a routine

Use polite verb endings for routines, negatives and past actions.

Before you practise

食べます is non-past; 食べません is negative; 食べました is past. Read time words before choosing the ending.

毎朝（まいあさ）、パンを食（た）べます。

I eat bread every morning.

Polite verb forms course Read a morning routine

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1. 飲む → polite non-past

Answer and explanation

飲みます

む changes to み before ます.

2. 食べる → polite negative non-past

Answer and explanation

食べません

Drop る, then add ません.

3. する → polite past

Answer and explanation

しました

The stem is し; add ました.

4. 昨日、映画を（　）。 I watched a film.

見ました

見ます

見ません

Answer and explanation

見ました

Yesterday and the affirmative meaning require the past.

5. 昨日は学校に（　）。 I did not go.

行きませんでした

行きません

行きました

Answer and explanation

行きませんでした

ませんでした is negative past.

6. 明日、友だちが（　）。 A friend will come.

来ます

来ました

来ませんでした

Answer and explanation

来ます

ます can express future time with 明日.

7. Choose a complete polite sentence.

本を読みます。

本を読みますです。

本を読むます。

Answer and explanation

本を読みます。

A ます verb does not need a following です.

8. 帰る → ます-stem?

帰り

帰

帰る

Answer and explanation

帰り

帰る is godan, so the stem is 帰り.

9. 朝ご飯を食べます。

pencil

speak

eat

starting now

Answer and explanation

eat

食べる (たべる): eat. I eat breakfast.

10. 毎日、日本語を読みます。

drink (verb)

every day

my younger brother

pen

Answer and explanation

every day

毎日 (まいにち): every day. I read Japanese every day.

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