Verb Past Tense

Ate, went, did — talking about what happened

What did you eat? Where did you go? Without past tense, you can only talk about now. Learn 〜ました and 〜た to unlock talking about anything that's already happened.

What you'll learn

• Form polite past with 〜ました
• Form plain past (ta-form) for Group 1/2/3
• Use past tense for い-adj and な-adj too

JLPT N5 Japanese self-study — interactive practice, instant feedback, completely free.