Sentence pattern with Verb stem form
A sentence pattern with ★ is more important than others.
A verb has to be Verb stem form when you use the grammar patterns below in a sentence.
| want to ★ | たいです | ta i de su |
| do(does) not want to | たくないです | ta ku na i de su |
| wanted to | たかったです | ta ka t ta de su |
| didn't want to | たくなかったです | ta ku na ka t ta de su |
| is/am/are eager to | たがります | ta ga ri ma su |
| is/am/are not eager to | たがりません | ta ga ri ma se n |
| was/were eager to | たがりました | ta ga ri ma shi ta |
| was/were not eager to | たがりませんでした | ta ga ri ma se n de shi ta |
| while -ing ★ | ながら | na ga ra |
| come to | に来（き）ます | ni ki ma su |
| came to | に来（き）ました | ni ki ma shi ta |
| go to | に行（い）きます | ni i ki ma su |
| went to | に行（い）きました | ni i ki ma shi ta |
| started to | 始（はじ）めました | ha ji me ma shi ta |
| finished -ing | 終（お）わりました | o wa ri ma shi ta |
| Let's ★ | ましょう | ma sho o |
| Shall we | ましょうか | ma sho o ka |
| Why don't you | ませんか | ma se n ka |
