Genki Ch 9

Question 1

Past tense Short form

Affirmative Verb:

Answer 1

Convert to て form and replace て/で with た/だ

Question 2

Past tense Short form

Negative Verb:

Answer 2

Convert to present short form negative (ない/あない) and replace the final い with かった

Question 3

Past tense Short form

Affirmative い-adjective

Answer 3

Drop final です in long form (just かった)

Question 4

Past tense Short form

Negative い-adjectives:

Answer 4

Drop final です in long form (just くかった)

Question 5

Past tense Short form

Affirmative な-adjective

Answer 5

Replace でした in long form with だった

Question 6

Past tense Short form

Negative な-adjective

Answer 6

Drop final です in long form (just じゃなかった)

Question 7

Past tense Short form

Positive noun + です:

Answer 7

Replace でした in long form with だった

Question 8

Past tense Short form

Negative noun + です:

Answer 8

Past tense Short form

Positive noun + です:

Question 9

Past short form of 行く

Answer 9

行った

Question 10

Past short form of いい

Answer 10

よかった、よくなかった

Question 11

Qualifying nouns with verbs and adjectives.

Verb - “The person reading”

Answer 11

Verb: て form + いる + noun

Adj + noun

Question 12

Present perfect is connected to the present.

For positive

Answer 12

Regular past tense is used for both past tense and past perfect.

Question 13

Present perfect negative

Answer 13

Past tense used for past tense.

Past present tense: まだ…ていません

Question 14

(Explanation)から、(situation).

Answer 14

=(situation), because (explanation)

=(explanation), therefore, (situation)