JLPT N5 grammar

動詞ます

動詞ます means do/will do (polite non-past affirmative). It is a JLPT N5 grammar point. ます is the polite non-past affirmative verb ending. It can express habits, present actions, or future actions.

Japanese sources describe it as 「動詞の丁寧な現在・未来肯定」.

動詞ます examples

毎日、ご飯を食べます。

I eat rice every day.

学校へ行きます。

I go to school.

動詞ます exercises

Pick what belongs in the parentheses. The answer is marked below.

  1. 毎日、学校へ( )。

    • 行きます ✓
    • 行きません
    • 行きました
    • 行く

    I go to school every day.

  2. 朝ご飯を( )。

    • 食べます ✓
    • 食べません
    • 食べました
    • 食べる

    I eat breakfast.

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