て -form - Making て -form from ます -form -

With て -form, You can say... ～てもいいですか？ (= May I do…) ～てください。 (= Please do…) ～ています。 (= am/is/are doing…) Connecting two or more verbs in a sentence. ～てもいいですか？ (= May I do…) ～てください。 (= Please do…) ～ています。 (= am/is/are doing…) Connecting two or more verbs in a sentence.

To make て -form, you need to... 1.Look at the letter in front of ます 2.Identify which group the verb is belonged to 1.Look at the letter in front of ます 2.Identify which group the verb is belonged to

Look at the letter in front of ます If there is え sound (You can also write the verb in Roma-ji to see if they have “ e ” right before “ masu ” )  Simply take off ます and put て in the end. (Type II verb) Examples: たべます  たべて みせます  みせて あけます  あけて ねます  ねて If there is い sound (You can also write the verb in Roma-ji to see if they have “ i ” right before “ masu ” )  Either Regular verb (Type I verb) or Special verb (Type II verbs, きます =come, or いきます =go) If there is え sound (You can also write the verb in Roma-ji to see if they have “ e ” right before “ masu ” )  Simply take off ます and put て in the end. (Type II verb) Examples: たべます  たべて みせます  みせて あけます  あけて ねます  ねて If there is い sound (You can also write the verb in Roma-ji to see if they have “ i ” right before “ masu ” )  Either Regular verb (Type I verb) or Special verb (Type II verbs, きます =come, or いきます =go)

Important Note! Unlike Type II verbs which have え sound in front of ます, there is no clue to figure out Type II verbs which have い sound in front of ます because all regular verbs (type I verbs) have い sound in front of ます. For this reason, it is recommended to memorize Type II verbs which have い sound in front of ます to find the right て -form. Unlike Type II verbs which have え sound in front of ます, there is no clue to figure out Type II verbs which have い sound in front of ます because all regular verbs (type I verbs) have い sound in front of ます. For this reason, it is recommended to memorize Type II verbs which have い sound in front of ます to find the right て -form.

If a verb is Regular verb,... Look at the letter in front of ます, one more time. If the letter is either one of T い, ち, or り, then Take off this letter and put って に or し, then Keep this letter and put て み or び, then Take off this letter and put んで き, then Take off this letter and put いて Look at the letter in front of ます, one more time. If the letter is either one of T い, ち, or り, then Take off this letter and put って に or し, then Keep this letter and put て み or び, then Take off this letter and put んで き, then Take off this letter and put いて

い・ち・り  って Song い・ち・り  って に・し  Ｏて み・び  んで き  いて て -form だよ！ (O in the second line is a reminder of keeping the letter) い・ち・り  って に・し  Ｏて み・び  んで き  いて て -form だよ！ (O in the second line is a reminder of keeping the letter)

Example... ます -form て -form MeaningHint from the song かきますかいて Write き  いて ききますきいて Listen き  いて たちますたって Stand up い・ち・り  って よみますよんで Read み・び  んで いいますいって Say い・ち・り  って あそびますあそんで Play/Hung out み・び  んで しますして Do に・し  Ｏて すわりますすわって Sit down い・ち・り  って まちますまって Wait い・ち・り  って

If a verb is Type II or きます / いきます,... If a verb is Type II verb, simply take off ます and put て Examples: みます  みて おきます  おきて In case of きます and いきます きます  きて いきます  いって If a verb is Type II verb, simply take off ます and put て Examples: みます  みて おきます  おきて In case of きます and いきます きます  きて いきます  いって