Te-form intro slides and a worksheet with answers.
Slides and a worksheet for the lesson where students meet the te-form for the first time. Share the slides on screen in an online lesson; print the worksheet, or send the PDF as homework.
Share your screen and teach the te-form
The slides start with る-verbs, add one group at a time, and finish with mixed practice where students choose the ending. You share your screen and move through them. Students don't memorize the whole table, so they learn to pick the ending themselves.
Intro slides
Share your screen and teach straight from them. The Japanese has furigana and romaji, and the romaji can be switched off.
- See an exampleLike たべる → たべて, the kana to drop and the kana to add are shown in color.
- Make it yourselfStudents see the dictionary form and make the te-form. Tap to show the answer.
- Say itStudents see the English meaning and say the te-form out loud.
- Review it on one pageThe six endings and the three verbs with their own forms (する, くる, いく), on a single slide.
Worksheet with answer key
Writing practice in the same order as the slides, one group at a time. The table of endings is at the top of page 1, so students can check it as they work. For homework, send the PDF as it is.
A tip for teaching it
Students rarely get stuck on the rule itself. They get stuck working out which group a verb is in. Before they say the te-form, have them point to the last kana first; it cuts down mistakes. The other common slip is いく: it ends in く, but its te-form is いって, not いいて. The slides bring it up at the end of the く and ぐ group, with a warning mark.
Launch price
The lessons after the te-form are ready too
In N5 Course, this intro leads straight into 〜てください, 〜てもいいです and 〜ています (Units 17 to 20). Every lesson works the same way: share the slides and teach, with homework and a quiz included.
N5 Course is a complete beginner Japanese course for 1:1 tutors: 44 lessons, about a year of weekly classes, with slides, homework and quizzes with answer keys, and vocabulary sheets. The first five lessons are free to open, no sign-up.
Launch price: US$99, one payment, until December 31, 2026. From January 1, 2027: US$199.
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