11/17/25

​Past Tense, Negatives, and Recommendations

Nihongo Ichi 11/17/25

Multiple Choice

How do we say ”I don't eat sushi at at all"

• sushi ga daisuki desu

• sushi wa shimasen

• sushi wa zenzen tabemasen

• sushi wa yoku tabemasu

Multiple Choice

How do we say "I read a book" (past-tense, -masu form)

• hon o yomimasen

• hon o yomimasu

• hon o yomimashita

• hon ga suki ja nai desu

Review: Past Tense

​-masu form, what do we do?

Multiple Choice

How do we change a -masu form verb to its past tense form?

• -rop -su, add -masen

• drop -masu, add -mashita

• add -mashita to the end

• pray for Nihongo big brain

Match

Match the following present tense verbs with their past tense form

• shimasu

• tabemasu

• kakimasu

• arimasu

• nomimasu

shimashita

tabemashita

kakimashita

arimashita

nomimashita

• shimashita

• tabemashita

• kakimashita

• arimashita

• nomimashita

CASUAL/DICTIONARY PAST

​These are hard because the sound we add changes depending on the ending sound

きいてください！！-RU ending

​Nihongo ga wakarimasu
Nihongo ga wakaru

​Nihongo ga wakarimashita
Nihongo ga wakatta

Ends in -RU, we change to -tta
(NOT to be confused with TABE-RU)

​Tomodachi o machimasu
Tomodachi o matsu

Ends in -TSU

​Tomodachi o machimashita
Tomodachi o matta

Ends in -TSU, we change to -tta

​Tomodachi to aimasu
Tomodachi to au

Ends in -U

​Tomodachi to aimashita
Tomodachi to atta

Ends in -U, we change to -tta

​Tomodachi to asobimasu
Tomodachi to asobu

Ends in -BU, -MU, NU...

​Tomodachi to asobimashita
Tomodachi to asonda

Ends in -BU, -MU, NU... we change to -nda

​Ongaku o kikimasu
Ongaku o kiku

Ends in -KU

​Ongaku o kikimashita
Ongaku o kiita

Ends in -KU, we change to -ita

​Puuru de oyogimasu
Puuru de oyogu

Ends in -GU

​Puuru de oyogimashita
Puuru de oyoida

Ends in -GU, we change to -ida

​Shukudai o dashimasu
Shukudai o dasu

Ends in -SU

​Shukudai o dashimashita
Shukudai o dashita

Ends in -SU, we change to -shita

​Now negatives...

To make negatives in CASUAL / DICTIONARY form, the previous information helps us!

Negatives

たべる taberu, drop ru, add -nai

tabe-ru -- tabe -- tabenai

Negatives

のむ nomu, drop -u, add -anai

nom-u -- nom -- nomanai

Sooo all -ru verbs we do the same!

​Oshieru =?

Sooo all -ru verbs we do the same!

​Oshienai

But all -u verbs, we change the final sound to the consanant PLUS -ANAI

nomu -- nomanai
asobu -- asobanai
kiku -- kikanai