Plain Form

Question 1

します

Answer 1

する

Question 2

きます

Answer 2

くる

Question 3

When do you use plain form?

Answer 3

Informal situations
Dictionaries – verbs are always written in their plain form in dictionaries.
As part of more complex grammar patterns

Question 4

How do you change weak/ichidan verbs to plain present positive form?

Answer 4

Remove ますand add る

Question 5

How do you identify if a verb is weak?

Answer 5

The verb stem will usually end in an え sound or an い sound

Question 6

How do you change strong/godan verbs to plain present positive form?

Answer 6

Remove ます and change the last hiragana character of the stem to the うline of the same column of the hiragana chart.
e.g. よみます becomes よむ