🇯🇵 Japanese
日本語 • Kana + Kanji
Verbs: the present tense you’ll actually use
A practical way to start using verbs without getting stuck in conjugation tables.
What matters most
Start with verbs that let you communicate immediately.
- Verbs don’t change by person. Conjugation is about tense/politeness.
- Start with ます-form: 話します, 行きます, 食べます.
行きます。
Ikimasu
I go / I will go.
行きました。
Ikimashita
I went.
ここにいます。
Koko ni imasu
I am here.
水がほしいです。
Mizu ga hoshii desu
I want water.
わかりません。
Wakarimasen
I don't understand.
英語を話しますか？
Eigo o hanashimasu ka
Do you speak English?
トイレはどこですか？
Toire wa doko desu ka
Where is the toilet?
これは私の友だちです。
Kore wa watashi no tomodachi desu
This is my friend.
Practice tip
Pick 3 verbs you use daily and practice them in one sentence pattern.
- I want…
- I go…
- I work… / I study…
Mini‑quiz
Mini-quiz
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Which sentence matches “I go / I will go.”?