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Past Tense, Te-form & Aspect

Past tense, the て-form, requests, progressive and connecting actions
て形の復習と応用
te-form review and applications
te-form uses
Connecting, requesting, permission, prohibition
ている — state vs progressive
te iru — state vs progressive
te iru
Action in progress OR resulting state
てある — resultant state
te aru — resultant state (intentional)
te aru
窓が開けてある = the window has been (intentionally) opened
ておく — do in advance
te oku — do in advance/preparation
te oku
買っておく = buy in advance (for later)
てみる — try doing
te miru — try doing
te miru
食べてみる = try eating (and see)
てしまう — completion/regret
te shimau — completion/regret
te shimau
食べてしまった = ate it all up / unfortunately ate it
ていく / てくる
te iku / te kuru
te iku / te kuru
Movement away/toward; change over time
たことがある — have done before
ta koto ga aru — have done
ta koto ga aru
日本に行ったことがある = have been to Japan
た方がいい — had better
ta hou ga ii — had better
ta hou ga ii
休んだ方がいい = you'd better rest
ないで / なくて — without/not
naide / nakute — without/not...
naide / nakute
食べないで = without eating; negative te-form connecting