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Verb tense stem of -masu form

masu
non-past
mashita
past
masen
non-past negative
masen deshita
past negative
The verb comes at the end of the sentence. Verbs have two tenses, the past form and the non-past form. The past shows something that has already happened; the non-past shows something that has not yet happend. Exact tense is determined from the context.
Tabemasu.
(I) eat. (I) will eat.
Tabemashita.
(I) ate. (I) have eaten.
Tabemasen.
(I) don't eat. (I) won't eat.
Tabemasen deshita.
(I) didn't eat.


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