Te Form as Sequence

• What is Te-form?: Understand what Te-form is and why it's useful.

• How to Make Te-form: Learn the rules for forming Te-form for different verb groups.

• Using Te-form in Daily Routines: Practice connecting actions to describe your day.

• Interactive Practice: Fun activities to master Te-form, like fill-in-the-blanks, games, and role-playing!

• Goal: By the end of the lesson, you’ll be able to confidently use Te-form to describe a sequence of actions in your daily life!

Lesson Overview

REVIEW LESSON

Memory test: Do you remember these words from our yesterday's lesson?

Categorize

Options (8)

ha

migakimasu

kao

araimasu

shawaa

abimasu

toire

ikimasu

Drag the Japanese vocabulary to the related category.

Brush teeth

Wash face

Take a shower

Go to toilet

Reorder

Reorder the sentence to reflect the sequence of activities you perform in the morning, starting with the first thing you do and ending with the last.

• Mazu, asa gohan wo tabemasu

• Sorekara, ha wo migakimasu

• Saigo ni, gakkou ni ikimasu

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📘 Knowledge Check: The て (te)‑Form

✏️ Instructions

Look at the sentences carefully. Think about how the verbs change, what is different, and what the て (te)‑form does. Compare these sentences and what the differences you see? Answer in short phrases or sentences. You can raise your hand or type it in the chat box.

ごはんを　たべて！
Gohan o tabete!

みずを　のんでください！
Mizu o nonde kudasai!

ごはんを　たべて、みみずを　のみます。
Gohan o tabete, mizu o nomimasu.

たべます (tabemasu) – to eat

のみます (nomimasu) – to drink

When Do We Useて (te) form?

1). We use the て (te) form to list actions in sequence:
"I wake up, and then, I take a shower."
"I wake up, and take a shower."

2.) We use the て (te) form to connect ideas smoothly. See examples below:

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​べんきょうします
Benkyoushimasu
I study.

​ねます
Nemasu
I sleep.

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​べんきょうして、ねます
Benkyoushite, nemasu
I study and then go to sleep.

Without the て (te) form, these actions are not connected and are in two separate sentences

With the て (te) form, these actions are connected and are in one sentence

Let's listen to this て (te) form conjugation song!!!

Try to sing the song together

How to Make て form (Group 1 Breakdown)

For Group 1 or Godan verbs, conjugating to the て form follows a specific pattern. Let’s break it down step by step!

Step 1: Understand the Basic Structure

To conjugate these verbs into the て form, you must change the -i ending after dropping the -masu to the corresponding -te form. However, the change depends on the final vowel of the verb.

い (i)、ち (chi)、り (ri)　　→　って (tte)
み (mi)、に (ni)、び (bi)　 →　んで (nde)
き (ki)　　→　いて (ite)
ぎ (gi)　 →　いで (ide)
し (shi) 　→　して (shite)

Example :

かいます kaimasu　→　かって katte
のみます nomimasu　→　のんで nonde
ききます kikimasu　→　きいてkiite
およぎます oyogimasu　→　およいで oyoide
はなします hanashimasu　→　はなして hanashite

​Can you conjugate these verbs into their て form? Choose one and raise your hand to say it out loud or type it on the chat box:
1) Migakimasu, 2). Arukimasu, 3). Araimasu, 4). Hashirimasu, 5). Norimasu, 7). Asobimasu, 8). Yasumimasu

Create a sentence using て form (Group 1)

い (i)、ち (chi)、り (ri)　　→　って (tte)
み (mi)、に (ni)、び (bi)　 →　んで (nde)
き (ki)　　→　いて (ite)
ぎ (gi)　 →　いで (ide)
し (shi) 　→　して (shite)

​バスにのります
Basu ni norimasu

ふくをかいます
Fuku o kaimasu

USE THIS FORMULA :
Verb (て form) + Verb polite form

Example:
あさごはんをたべて、おさらをあらいます ー Asagohan o tabete, osara o araimasu
I eat my breakfast and then I wash the plate

はをみがきます
Ha o migakimasu

かおをあらいます
Kao o araimasu

おんがくをききます
Ongaku o kikimasu

うたをうたいます
Uta o utaimasu

​ともだちとあそびます
Tomodachi to asobimasu

エレベーターにのります
Erebeetaa ni norimasu

みずをのみます
Mizu o nomimasu

ギターをひきます
Gitaa o hikimasu

ボタンをおします
Botan o oshimasu

コップをあらいます
Koppu o araimasu

Group 2 and 3ー Ichidan verb and irregular verb

For Group 2 or Ichidan verbs, conjugating to the て form follows a specific pattern. Let’s break it down step by step!

Step 1: Understand the Basic Structure

To conjugate these verbs into the て form, you must drop the -masu and replace it with -te.

たべます　tabemasu　→　たべ　tabe　→　たべて　tabete

For Group 3 or Irregular verbs, there are only two verbs that fall into this category. There is no formula for their conjugation; you must memorize them.

• する suru　→　します shimasu　→　して shite （to do / play）

• くる kuru　→　きます kimasu　 →　きて kite　（to come）

• いく iku 　 →　いきます ikimasu　→　いって itte　(to go)

Create a sentence using て form (Group 1, 2 and 3)

Godan Verb / Group 1
い (i)、ち (chi)、り (ri)　　→　って (tte)
み (mi)、に (ni)、び (bi)　 →　んで (nde)
き (ki)　　→　いて (ite)
ぎ (gi)　 →　いで (ide)
し (shi) 　→　して (shite)

​バスにのります
Basu ni norimasu (G1)

シャワーをあびますShawaa o abimasu (G2)

USE THIS FORMULA :
Verb (て form) + Verb polite form

Example:
あさごはんをたべて、おさらをあらいます ー Asagohan o tabete, osara o araimasu
I eat my breakfast and then I wash the plate

はをみがきます
Ha o migakimasu (G1)

かおをあらいます
Kao o araimasu (G1)

きがえます
Kigaemasu (G2)

うたをうたいます
Uta o utaimasu (G1)

おふろにはいりますOfuro ni hairimasu
(G1)

エレベーターにのります
Erebeetaa ni norimasu
(G1)

おふろをそうじします
Ofuro o soujishimasu
(G3)

ギターをひきます
Gitaa o hikimasu
(G1)

ボタンをおします
Botan o oshimasu
(G1)

がっこうにいきます
Gakkou ni ikimasu
(G3)

Ichidan Verb / Group 2
〜ます　(....masu)　→ 〜て　(....te)

Irregular Verb / Group 3
します Shimasu　→　して Shite
きます Kimasu 　→　きて Kite
いきます Ikimasu　→ いって Itte

Open Ended

Read the Japanese conversation provided and carefully analyze the morning routines of each person mentioned. In English, describe what each person does and does not do after waking up in the morning. Make sure your answers are clear and based on the information in the conversation.

Open Ended

Create one sentence in Japanese using the grammar pattern you just learned, sharing two or more routines you do in the morning.

Example in English:

After I wake up in the morning, I take a shower. After that, I brush my teeth and change my clothes.

Poll

Choose the option that best reflects your thoughts about today's lesson!

• "Loved it! I’m excited to use Japanese with my family!" 🎉

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  "Great lesson! My sentences are looking good!" 👍

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  "It was okay, but I need a bit more practice." 🤔

• "I’m confused. Can we review it again?" 🔄