JAPANESE VERB

する

to do

Conjugation

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Form	Polite	Plain
AffirmativeI do
NegativeI don’t do

finished actions

Form	Polite	Plain
AffirmativeI did
NegativeI didn’t do

て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests

可能形 · “can”

Form	Polite	Plain
AffirmativeI can do
NegativeI can’t do

たい形 · “want to”

Form	Polite	Plain
AffirmativeI want to do
NegativeI don’t want to do

意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”

Form	Polite	Plain
Let’slet’s do

条件形 · “if” and “when”

命令形 · from gentle to blunt

受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”

Form	Polite	Plain
PassiveI am done
CausativeI make someone do

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

Present and future

しゅうまつはなにを します か。

What are you doing this weekend?
Past

きのうはいちにちじゅうそうじを しました。

Yesterday I cleaned all day.
Te-form

いま、しゅくだいをしています。

I'm doing my homework now.
Potential

ここでりょうがえが できます か。

Can I change money here?
Want to

にほんでしごとを したい です。

I want to work in Japan.
Volitional

こんど、いっしょにテニスを しよう。

Let's play tennis together sometime.
Conditional

どう すれば、もっとはやくなりますか。

What should I do to get faster?
Commands and requests

しゅくだいをしてから、ゲームを しなさい。

Do your homework before you play games.
Passive and causative

しらないひとにしつもんされました。

A stranger asked me a question.