Verb Conjugations Flashcards
Group one/Godan Verbs To Negative
Replace last syllable with the a-ending syllable then add -ない
よむ ⇒ よま ⇒ よま+ない ⇒ よまない
Group two/Ichidan verbs to Negative
Remove last syllable, add ない
たべる ⇒ たべ+ない ⇒ たべない
Group one/Godan Verb, ending in う / る change ending to (blank) for simple past tense
った
Group one/Godan Verb, ending in く change ending to (blank) for simple past tense
いた
Group one/Godan Verb, ending in ぐ change ending to (blank) for simple past tense
いだ
Group one/Godan Verb, ending in す change ending to (blank) for simple past tense
した
Group one/Godan Verb, ending in ぬ / ぶ / む change ending to (blank) for simple past tense
んだ
Group two/Ichidan verbs to simple past tense
change る to た
Past negative (applies to ALL groups)
Take simple past tense, then add なかった
Group one/Godan verbs to polite
Add ます to stem
Group two/Ichidan verbs to polite
Remove る, add ます
Polite Negative
Add ません to verb stem
Polite Past Negative
Add ませんでした to verb stem
Polite Simple Past
Add ました to verb stem