て（接続）: rules, examples & exercises | Japanese Grammar A1

て（接続）

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て form for connecting sequential actions

Can connect sequential actions using て form

て form for connecting sequential actions

Examples

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て form for connecting sequential actions

Learning Goal

Can connect sequential actions with て

Exam Skills:JLPT N5 Grammar

Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?

スーパーに行って、野菜を買いました。

I went to the supermarket and bought vegetables.

Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?

The て form connects actions in sequence (and then):

Pattern: V1(て), V2(て), V3(ます)。= Do V1, then V2, then V3.

Example: 朝起きて、顔を洗って、朝ごはんを食べます。(I wake up, wash my face, and eat breakfast.)

For adjectives:

Important: The final verb determines the tense and politeness of the whole sentence.

Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises

Wrong て form for adjectives; Changing tense on non-final verbs (only the last verb carries tense)

スーパーに行って、野菜を買いました。

I went to the supermarket and bought vegetables.

行って(いって, went — て form) + 野菜(やさい, vegetables) + を + 買いました(かいました, bought — final verb in past)

Practice in course

Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises

When is て（接続） used?: Example: 朝起きて、顔を洗って、朝ごはんを食べます。(I wake up, wash my face, and eat breakfast.)
How is て（接続） formed?: Important: The final verb determines the tense and politeness of the whole sentence.
What are common mistakes with て（接続）?: Wrong て form for adjectives; Changing tense on non-final verbs (only the last verb carries tense)