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Past Tense Nouns and Adjectives

Noun / -adjectives

Present affirmative Present negative Past affirmative Past negative
cat ねこです dog ねこじゃありません ねこじゃないです It was a cat. It was not a cat.
TV is quiet. しずかです TV is loud. しずかじゃありません しずかじゃないです TV was quiet. TV was not quiet.

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Pair Work
Based on the following example, create a similar conversation.
Ex. coffee green tea A: コーヒーでしたか? B: Yes...コーヒーでした。 or B: No...コーヒーじゃありませんでした。or コーヒーじゃなかったです。
  1. Create a conversation.
    blue pen red pen A: (Ask if it was a blue pen.) B: No...
  2. Create a conversation.
    lively not lively A: (Ask if the party was lively.) B: No...
  3. Create a conversation.
    eating sandwich eating sandwich A: (Ask if the lunch was a sandwich.) B: Yes...
  4. Create a conversation.
    clean dirty A: (Ask if the plate (さら) was clean.) B: No...
  5. Create a conversation.
    convenient not convenient A: (Ask if the apartment was convenient.) B: No...
  6. Create a conversation.
    new old A: (Ask if it was a new dress.) B: No...
  7. Create a conversation.
    famous not famous A: (Ask if the building was famous.) B: No...

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Pair Work (What did you have for lunch/breakfast?)

Ask your partner what their breakfast/lunch was. Ask both an open-ended question like あさごはんは、なんでしたか as well as a yes-no question like ひるごはんは、ハンバーガーでしたか. After 5 minutes, you will be asked to report back your findings.

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Pair Work (How many times/hours?)
Ask your classmates how many times/how many hours a week/day they do the following activities.

Time Frame

Frequency or Extent

V
A: スミスさんは

1週間に (one week) or 1日に (one day)

なんかい (how many times) なんじかん (how many hours) (ぐらい) かいものしますか
B: 1週間に or 1日に 2かい 2時間 (ぐらい) かいものします
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Verb
Ex. かいもの Tuesday Saturday する
1. 日本ごの クラス Monday Wednesday Friday ある
2. 日本ごの しゅくだい Sunday だす
3. としょかん Sunday Friday Saturday Verb?
4. ハンバーガー Monday Thursday Verb?
5. えいが Once on Saturday Verb?
6. おんがく Once on Saturday
Verb?
7. スマホ (smartphone) Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Verb?
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