B1 ยท IntermediateUnit 14: Complex Grammar

โณJapanese Past Tenses

I was doing vs I did โ€” ongoing vs completed

16 words ยท ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Japanese๐Ÿ“ Grammar: imperfect vs preterite

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Vocabulary โ€” 16 words

ใ€œใ—ใฆใ„ใŸ

was doing

verbโ–ผ
ใ€œใ—ใŸ

I did

verbโ–ผ
็–ฒใ‚Œใฆใ„ใŸ

was being

verbโ–ผ
ใ€œใซใ„ใŸ

I was (for a defined period)

verbโ–ผ
ใ€œใ‚’ๆŒใฃใฆใ„ใŸ

had

verbโ–ผ
ใ€œใŒใ‚ใฃใŸ

I had (specific event)

verbโ–ผ
ใ€œใ ใฃใŸ

was

verbโ–ผ
ใ€œใงใ—ใŸ

was (event/specific moment)

verbโ–ผ
ใ€œใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹้–“

while

phraseโ–ผ
ใ€œใ—ใŸๆ™‚

when

phraseโ–ผ
็ช็„ถ

suddenly

advโ–ผ
ๆฏŽๆ—ฅ

every day

phraseโ–ผ
ใ„ใคใ‚‚

always

advโ–ผ
ๆฏŽๅนดๅค

every summer

phraseโ–ผ
ไธ€ๅบฆ

once

phraseโ–ผ
ใใฎ็žฌ้–“

at that moment

phraseโ–ผ
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