Te-form verbs

Practice て-form

How to use this quiz

  • Type the te-form for the verb shown.
  • Enter your answer in hiragana or romaji (typing will be converted automatically).
  • Kanji is not supported - please use hiragana or romaji only.
  • After each try, you'll see the correct answer.
  • At the end, you can retry missed items or restart the entire quiz.

Explanation

For exact rules and edge cases, please consult your textbook or a trusted grammar reference.
This page is for quick practice, not a full explanation.

When to use the te-form

You'll use the te-form for many everyday things:

Please do it: 食たべてください ("Please eat")

Connect actions: 本ほんを読よんで寝ねます ("Read and then sleep")

Permission: 行いってもいい ("You may go")

Ongoing action: 飲のんでいる ("I am drinking")

How to make the te-form

Ichidan (る-verbs)

Drop る → add て.

食たべる → 食たべて/見みる → 見みて

Godan (う-verbs)

う・つ・る → って
会あう → 会あって/持もつ → 持もって

む・ぶ・ぬ → んで
飲のむ → 飲のんで/遊あそぶ → 遊あそんで

く → いて
書かく → 書かいて

ぐ → いで
泳およぐ → 泳およいで

す → して
話はなす → 話はなして

Irregular

  • する → して / くる → きて