Vacation
Have you ever!?
To tell someone what you’ve done before, use the た verb form (the one that ends in た or だ!), plus ことがあります.
| て form | た form |
| 見て | 見た |
| 行って | 行った |
外国に行ったことがありますか？
Have (you) gone to foreign countries?
Have (you) gone to foreign countries?
たり
When you’re listing off the things you do, you can use the た verb form and add り. Then end the sentence with します!
週末は テレビを見たり買い物に行ったりします。
On weekends, (I) do things like watch TV and go shopping.
On weekends, (I) do things like watch TV and go shopping.
フランスに行ったりドイツに行ったりします。
(I) go to places like France and Germany.
(I) go to places like France and Germany.
I want to!
When you want an object in Japanese, you use 欲しい. But when you want to do something, you take the ます off of the verb and add たい.
夏にアメリカに行きたいです。
(I) want to go to the US in the summer.
(I) want to go to the US in the summer.
Instead of を or は, though, remember to use が!
日本で寿司が食べたいです。
(I) want to eat sushi in Japan.
(I) want to eat sushi in Japan.
中国の建物が見たいです。
(I) want to see Chinese buildings.
(I) want to see Chinese buildings.