JLPT N5 · Verb forms and tenses

する／来る

Forms the core patterns of する and 来る

Meaning

Forms the core patterns of する and 来る.

13 sentences

週末しゅうまつに掃除そうじをする
I will clean on the weekend.
先生せんせいが教室きょうしつに来るくる
The teacher will come to the classroom.
弟おとうとは毎朝まいあさ公園こうえんで運動うんどうする
My younger brother exercises in the park every morning.
日曜日にちようびに庭にわの掃除そうじをします
I will clean the garden on Sunday.
友達ともだちが来週らいしゅううちへ来きます
A friend will come to my house next week.
今日きょうは買い物かいものをしません
I will not do any shopping today.
田中たなかさんは明日あした来こないそうです
I hear Mr. Tanaka will not come tomorrow.
昨日きのう母ははに電話でんわをした
I called my mother yesterday.

5 more examples

来る changes the reading of its kanji — くる, きます, こない, きて, きた. する has its own forms: します, しない, して, した.

Moving towards the listener is 行く in Japanese: when someone calls you, 'I'm coming' is 今、行きます. 来ます describes coming to where the speaker is.

Pick the translation of each sentence. The wrong options translate similar patterns, so watch the grammar rather than the words.

Sentence 1: 兄あにが駅えきまで迎えむかえに来きた I did not memorize the station name.I get up at seven every morning.My older brother came to meet me at the station.
Sentence 2: こちらへ来きてください I study Japanese at school.Please come this way.I watched a film yesterday.
Sentence 3: 電車でんしゃが来るくるまで待ちまちます I will wait until the train comes.I ate breakfast.I will go to Kyoto tomorrow.

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