Verbs in Present/Future and Past Forms
Present/Future Present/Future Past tense (Perfective Form)
Tense Tense (Negative) Affirmative Negative
Dictionary Form (Affirmative)
-masu -masen -mashita -masen deshita
taberu Tabemasu Tabemasen (will Tabemashita (ate) Tabemasen
(eat/will eat) not/do not eat) deshita (did not
eat)
miru Mimasu Mimasen (will Mimashita Mimasen deshita
(watch/see/will not/do not watch) (watched/saw) (did not watch/did
watch) not see)
kiku Kikimasu Kikimasen (will Kikimashita Kikimasen deshita
(listen/will listen) not/do not listen) (listened) (did not listen)
nomu Nomimasu (will Nomimasen (will Nomimashita Nomimasen
drink/drink) not/do not drink) (drank) deshita (did not
drink)
yomu Yomimasu Yomimasen (will Yomimashita Yomimasen
(read/will read) not/do not read) (read) deshita (did not
read)
benkyuusuru Benkyuushimasu Benkyuushimasen Benkyuushimashita Benkyuushimasen
(will study/study) (will not/do not (studied) deshita (did not
study) study)
untensuru Untenshimasu Untenshimasen Untenshimashita Untenshimasen
(drive/will drive) (will not/do not (drove) deshita (did not
drive) drive)