Jis A Grammar - Te

JIS-B: Grammar –te 3/20/2008

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The way to say “and” with predicates (sentence endings) is with the －て form. YOU CANNOT USE と. Verbs (どうし ): For class 1 verbs, change the final part of the word according to the following chart: う、つ、る って ぶ、む、ぬ んで く いて ぐ いで す して For example: わかる→わかって まつ→まって かう→かって よぶ→よんで しぬ→しんで よむ→よんで

かく→かいて およぐ→およいで はなす→はなして ***Exception: いく→いって ***Exception:する→して ***Exception:くる→くて

For class 2 verbs, change the final る to て. For example: たべる→たべて みる→みて *NOTE: this is exactly the same is making the past/complete form of the plain form verb, except it ends in an e sound instead of an a sound. i-adjectives (けいようし ): Change the final い to くて. For example: たかい→たかくて おもしろい→おもしろくて あたたかい→あたたかくて Noun + desu (めいし +です ): Change です to で. For example: です→で

JIS-B: Grammar –te 10/3/2008

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Make the following sentences in Japanese using the －て form: 1. I’m going to go home and play video games. _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ 2. This morning I brushed my teeth, ate breakfast, and went to school. _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ 3. Go down this street and turn left at the next traffic light. _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ 4. It’s late, so brush your teeth and go to bed. (「から、-なさい」も使いなさい) _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ 5. John is sick and won’t come to school today. _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ 6. That movie was long and boring, so I don’t think I’ll see it again. (「から」も使いなさい) _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ Make your own sentence, using the -て form, describing what you will do after school today. _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________