| Grammar I - 03.02 |
| Verb types and the "present tense" | |
| masu-form | |
| The present tense in Japanese is used to describe one of two things: 1) an activity a person habitually or regularly engages in, or 2) an activity that a person is planning on performing or doing in the future. |
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| Habitual actions: | |
| わたし は よく テレビ を みます。 | I often watch TV. |
| watashi wa yoku terebi o mimasu. | |
| メアリー さん は ときどき あさごはん を たべません。 | Mary sometimes doesn't eat breakfast. |
| mearii san wa tokidoki asagohan o tabemasen. | |
| Future actions: | |
| わたし は あした きょうと に いきます。 | I will go to Kyoto tomorrow. |
| watashi wa ashita kyooto ni ikimasu. | |
| スー さん は きょう うち に かえりません。 |
Sue will not return home today. |
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suu san wa kyoo uchi ni kaerimasen. |