Japanese Grammar Worksheets - BASIC VERBS


Japanese grammar worksheets, flashcards, posters, Powerpoints, lesson plans, games and useful links for common and basic verbs どうし - play, go, come, eat, sleep, do, あそびます、いきます、きます、たべます、ねます、しますetc.

Worksheets

Basic verbs
Learn basic verbs and complete sentences with them.
Donated by M Miller.
basic_verbs_wksht.docx
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Match the verbs
Match common Japanese verbswith the English translation.

Verb match up
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Miming crossword
Practice common Japanese verbs in pairs with this miming crossword.  One student mimes a verb the other guesses the word in Japanese and completes the crossword. (IN ROMAJI)

Miming crossword
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Verb worksheet
Practice the various tenses of verbs　ます／ません／ました／ませんでした
what_will_you_do_wksht.docx
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Verb match up
Print, copy and cut up a set of cards for each pair of students.  Students then match a picture with a verb, say a sentence and then write a sentence in their notes. (More advanced students could match more than one picture to a verb and use とto combine nouns.  Or write two sentences. Or use the て form to combine verbs.)


verb_match.doc
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Write the verbs
Write in hiragana some common Japanese verbs:
eat, sleep, play, talk, go, read, study etc.

Everyday verbs
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Flashcards

Basic verb flashcards
Verbs including shimasu, ikimasu, mimasu, tabemasu, kaimasu, imasu, kaerimasu.
Donated by M Miller.
verb_flash_cards.docx
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Games

Action words in Japanese
Play this game to practice some of the action words in Japanese.
http://www.genkienglish.net/genkijapan/verbsinjapanese.htm

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Posters

Verb poster
Common verbs in romaji, hiragana and English.
Donated by M Miller.
verb_poster.doc
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PowerPoint

Basic verb PowerPoint
Introduce verbs to students with this ppt including: use the pc, write, listen, see, eat, drink
http://www.jpf.org.uk/language/basicws.php
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Verbs PPT
Basic verbs　ます／ません／ました／ませんでした
verbsppt.pptx
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Websites

Listen to basic verbs - AJLT
http://www.ajalt.org/sfyj/index.html
Listen, read example sentences of some basic Japanese verbs. (Click on the link at the top 'verbs'). Shows present, past, negative and te form of most common verbs.

Listen to 40 Verbs - MLC
Listen, repeat and remember the various Japanese verbs.
http://www.mlcjapanese.co.jp/DownloadF/Kyouzai/40verbs.swf
For matching worksheets (scroll down to 'verbs')http://www.mlcjapanese.co.jp/Download.htm
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Various verb quizzes
http://www.quia.com/shared/japanese/
Verb match ups, games and quizzes.

Verb match ups
http://www.lyon.edu/webdata/users/mpeek/japanwebpages/GenkiExercises.htm#Lesson1
Various verb match up activities at different levels.  Match the Japanese to English.

Verb quizzes
http://iteslj.org/v/j/
JLPT verb quizzes (scroll down to bottom of page)

Verbs explained
A general description of verbs and how to change them.
http://www.epochrypha.com/japanese/verbs/verbs.html

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