Today, we first reviewed some Japanese verbs. After that, we studied four different verb forms: the present tense, past tense, negative form, and past negative form.
Being able to use these different forms will make speaking Japanese much more fun because you will be able to talk about many different situations.
わたしは まいにち べんきょうします。(present) watashi wa mainichi benkyou shimasu I study every day.
わたしは きのう べんきょうしました。(past) watashi wa kinou benkyou shimashita I studied yesterday.
わたしは きょう べんきょうしません。(negative) watashi wa kyou benkyou shimasen I do not study today. / I will not study today.
わたしは きのう べんきょうしませんでした。(past/negative) watashi wa kinou benkyou shimasen deshita I did not study yesterday.
By the end of the lesson, you were able to make a longer sentence:
わたしは ひとりで くるまで ラジオを ききます。 Watashi wa hitori de kuruma de rajio o kikimasu. I listen to the radio alone in the car.
You did a great job! From now on, let’s practice making many more long sentences like this together.
Also, you may have heard the sound of airplanes in the background during today’s lesson. I’m sorry if it was noisy. My house is close to an airport, so airplane sounds can sometimes be heard during class.
Thank you again for coming to class today. See you in our next lesson!
We learned many new verbs while practicing verb conjugations today. You don't need to memorize all of them at once. However, if you'd like to review them later, I've listed today's verbs below.
