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L1-FRM-01 · Verb time, ability, desire

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L1-FRM-01Level 1 RefresherLevel 1 Verb Forms

Level 1 refresher: present, past, ability, and wanting to do things

This lesson refreshes polite verb time frames, できます, and たいです so you can talk about routines, past actions, ability, and desire.

ます / ました / ません / noun が できます / verb stem + たいです

Warm-up

Read and notice

  1. きのう にほんご を べんきょうしました。Yesterday I studied Japanese.
  2. ピアノ が できます。 にほん へ 行きたい です。I can play piano. I want to go to Japan.

Structure drill

Rebuild the pattern

  1. Choose the timeUse polite present or past forms.
  2. Add abilityUse が できます with nouns or activities.
  3. Add desireUse verb stem + たいです for what you want to do.

Controlled practice

Use the lesson frames

  1. Rewrite this frame with your own class topic: Yesterday I studied Japanese.きのう にほんご を べんきょうしました。
  2. Underline the grammar chunk you must keep unchanged in this pattern, then adapt the rest.ピアノ が できます。 にほん へ 行きたい です。

Comic strip response

Explain the conversation

  1. Future tripにほん で なに を したい ですか。おてら を みたい です。
  2. Ability talkなに が できますか。テニス が できます。

Independent output

Make it your own

  1. Write one sentence about your own life using L1-FRM-01.
  2. Write one sentence linked to class topic work.
  3. Circle the watch-out you need to check most carefully.
    • たいです attaches to the verb stem, not the dictionary form.
    • With できます, the thing you can do is usually marked by が.

Success check

Mastery tick-off