Verbs Flashcards
How do you ask for permission?
「Verb in て form] も いいですか
How do you ask someone to do something?
Change the verb to て form and add ください at the end
How do you change a verb to present continuous tense?
Change it to て form and add ~います
How do you change verbs into plain past form?
- Change it to て form
- Change て to た
- Add り after
How do you convert weak verbs to the て form?
Drop ます and add て
How do you convert strong verbs to the て form?
- Ends in います、ちます、ります：Drop 〜 masu add って
- Ends in きます：Drop きます add いて
- Ends in ぎます：Drop ぎます add いで
- Ends in にます、びます、みます：Drop 〜ます add んで
- Ends in します：して
- いきます：いって
How do you make a negative request?
「Plain negative form」＋ でください
How do you make the dictionary form of weak verbs?
Drop ます add る
How do you make the dictionary form of strong verbs?
Drop ます and change the last character to the corresponding character in the う hiragana
e.g い→う、り→る、ち→つ、み→む
How do you make the plain negative form of strong verbs?
- Drop ます
- Change last character to the corresponding character in the あ line
- E.g. のみます → のみ → のま
- Add ない
How do you make the plain negative form of weak verbs?
Drop ます and add ない
How do you turn a verb into negative past tense?
Change ます to ませんでした
How do you turn a verb into negative present/future tense?
Change ます to ません
How do you turn a verb into positive past tense?
Change ます to ました
I did things like ____ and ___
「1st verb in plain past form」 り、「2nd verb in plain past form」りしました。
I want to do things like ____
「verb in plain past form」 り したいです
I do things like ____ and ___
「1st verb in plain past form」 り、「2nd verb in plain past form」りします。
What are some irregular verbs?
きます、します
What are strong verbs?
Most verbs that end with an い sound
What are weak verbs?
- All verbs that end with an え sound
- Some verbs that end with an い sound
- Verbs that only have one character before ます
What are the plain negative form of irregular verbs?
きます → こない
します → しない
What are て verbs for?
Joining verbs
What is present continuous tense used for?
- talking about a continuous action that is happening now
- talking about something that happens frequently
- talking about the current situation
What is the dictionary form of some irregular verbs?
きます→くる
します→する
あげます
To give
あそびます
to play
あらいます
to wash
あるきます
to walk
いきます
to go
ういます
To sell
おきます
to wake up
おしえます
Teach, tell, educate
およぎます
to swim
かえります
to go home
かえします
To return (things you borrow)
かえってきます
To come back
かかります
To take (time)
かります
To borrow
ききます
to listen
さがします
To look for
さきます
To bloom
さわります
To touch
しちゃくします
To try on (clothes)
します
to do
すいます
To smoke or inhale
たのしみにしいます
To look forward to
たべます
to eat
