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Informal past tense for ru-verbs

JLPT N5 Grammar List

To change a ru-verb from the dictionary form into the past tense, you simply drop the 「る」 and add 「た」

 Formations 

る → た

 Examples  

今日、私は早く起きた
Kyou watashi wa hayaku okita.
Today I got up early.

昨晩、私は早く寝た
Sakuban, watashi wa hayaku neta.
Last night I went to bed early.

私は最近、タバコをやめた
Watashi wa saikin tabako o yameta.
I stopped smoking recently.

彼は家に帰った
Kare wa ie ni kaetta.
He has gone home.

今日の私の仕事は終わった
Kyou no watashi no shigoto wa owatta.
I finished my work for today.

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