Chapter 08 / Talk about the past
Stories from yesterday.
CHOOSE YOUR EPISODE
Talk about the past.
Each episode takes about 5–10 minutes.
たのしかったです01How was it?
Say how something was by changing the い of an い-adjective to かったです, and ask どうでしたか。
Enter episode
よくなかったです02It wasn’t great
Say something wasn’t … with … くなかったです, and use いい → よかったです.
Enter episodeしずかでした03It was quiet
Say how something was with a な-adjective or a noun + でした, and say it wasn’t with じゃありませんでした.
Enter episodeやすくて04Cheap and tasty
Join two descriptions with … くて (い-adjectives) and … で (な-adjectives).
Enter episodeいく？05With friends
Talk casually with a friend: use the dictionary form instead of ます, ask without か, and answer with うん or ううん.
Enter episodeたべない06I don’t eat it
Say “don’t” casually with the ない form of Group 2 and Group 3 verbs.
Enter episodeいかない07I’m not going
Make the ない form of Group 1 verbs, and answer a casual question with ううん、… ない.
Enter episodeたべた08I ate it
Talk casually about the past with the た form: take the て form and change て to た.
Enter episodeいかなかった09I didn’t go
Say casually what you didn’t do with … なかった, and answer a casual question about the past.
Enter episodeどうだった？10Was it fun?
Use adjectives and nouns casually: drop です, and use だった, じゃない and じゃなかった.
Enter episodeなにを した？11Chapter 8 review
Talk with a friend about the weekend — what you did, how it was, and what you didn’t do — in the casual style, and answer a teacher politely.
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