Plain Form Drill 2

Choose the best correction for the underlined word:

おかあさん　は　PODCAST　を　ききた。

• No change needed

• ききった

• きいた

• きた

Answer explanation

Podcasts are things we listen to. The verb should be ききます。

ki -> ite

きいた

Write the best word to complete the sentence

たなかさん　は　レストラン　に　＿＿＿＿＿＿＿。

(a)  

Answer explanation

A restaurant is a location, and there is ni as a location particle. Depending on the context, both いきます and います (to go and to exist) could be correct.

いきます -> itta (irregular)

います -> ita (weak)

Choose the best answer:

バスデーパーティー　は　ともだち　が　ケーキ　を　＿＿＿＿＿＿。

• つくった

• よんだ

• した

• べんきょう　した

Answer explanation

For a cake, only the first option (to make) would work. The other options are to read, to do, and to study.

つくります is a strong verb, so we use the song.

り　ー＞　って

つくった

Write the word to best finish the sentence：

おもしろい　まんが　を　よく　＿＿＿＿＿＿　ジョンさん　は　いそがしい（busy）。

(a)  

Answer explanation

The only thing that makes sense is "to read". We know it must be in plain form if it's before a noun (person, place, thing.) Since John is busy, past tense is probably best. よみます is a strong verb, so use the song.

みー＞んで

よんだ

What is wrong with the underlined word?

ななちゃん　は　フランスご　が　わかるた。

• Nothing is wrong.

• わかた

• わかりた

• わかった

Answer explanation

わかります means to understand, so Nana could understand French. Since it is a strong verb, we use the song.

り　ー＞　って

わかった

Which word fits best?

えいが　を　＿＿＿＿＿　くろさわさん　は　すごい　です。

• みた

• よんだ

• みました

• よみました

Answer explanation

Between みます and よみます, the former makes sense for what you do to a movie. To be in front of a noun (person, place, thing) it MUST be in a plain form.

Write the best word for the blank:

きのう（yesterday）、スポーツ　は　＿＿＿＿＿＿＿。

(a)  

Answer explanation

This one is tricky! When you use "to do" or "to watch" with sports, or a sport name, you must use particle を. The only other word that makes sense is がんばります, a strong verb mがんばります, a strong verb meaning to work hard.

りー＞って

がんばった

Who or what is being eaten?

ねこ　は　まいにち　おとうさん　と　さかな　を　たべた。

• The cat

• The father

• The fish

• The act of eating itself

Answer explanation

The word in front of を　（さかな）shows us what is being eaten.

Choose the type of error found in this sentence:

おとうと　は　ともだち　が　あそんだ（あそびます）。

• conjugation error

• Particle error: shouldn't be wa

• Particle error: shouldn't be ga

• Friendship error: my little brother has no friends

Answer explanation

It makes the most sense to use と(with) instead of が(subject marker.) If we use "to", it means little brother is playing WITH his friend. If we use ga, it implies your little brother has a friend who plays, but your little brother does not.

Finish with the correct word:

さる　は　き　の　した　に　＿＿。

(a)  

Answer explanation

The sentence explains where the monkey is existing (under a tree.) We use います for living things, so depending on past or present, we would use いる　or　いた。