17: I went to see a movie.
Describing past experiences and activities
Learn vocabulary for talking about past activities, weekend plans, and describing experiences. This lesson focuses on past tense, entertainment activities, and expressing opinions about experiences.

Key topics:
- ・Talking about past activities
- ・Describing weekend plans
- ・Entertainment and leisure activities
- ・Expressing opinions and feelings
- ・Cultural events and places
- ・Using past tense verbs
Vocabulary
Conversation
Kanji
Grammar Rules
Rule 1: Past Tense - ました Form
Use this form to talk about past actions. Change verbs from ます form to ました form for past tense.
Rule 2: Past Tense Adjectives
For い-adjectives, remove い and add かったです. For な-adjectives, add でした.
Rule 3: に - Purpose of Movement
に indicates the purpose or destination of movement when followed by verbs like いきます、きます、かえります.
Rule 4: と - With
と means 'with' when indicating who you did something with.
Rule 5: で - Location of Action
で indicates where an action takes place.
Exercises
Question 1
Choose the correct past tense form of 'to watch'.
えいがを み______。
Question 2
Choose the correct reading of 日本語.
______を勉強します。
Question 3
Choose the correct past tense form of 'interesting'.
えいがは おもしろ______。
Question 4
What does 百 mean?
百円です。
Question 5
Choose the correct particle to indicate purpose of movement.
えいが______ いきました。
Question 6
Choose the correct reading of 千.
______円です。
Question 7
Choose the correct particle to mean 'with'.
ともだち______ いきました。
Question 8
What does 万 mean?
一万円です。
Question 9
Choose the correct particle to indicate where the action happens.
えいがかん______ みました。
Question 10
Choose the correct reading of 円.
五百______です。
Question 11
Choose the correct past tense sentence meaning 'I bought a book.'
本を______。
Question 12
What does 休み mean?
明日は休みです。
Question 13
Choose the correct past tense form of 'famous'.
そのえいがは ゆうめい______。
Question 14
Choose the correct reading of 映画.
______を見ます。
Question 15
Choose the correct sentence meaning 'I went to the library to study.'
としょかん______ べんきょうに いきました。
Question 16
Choose the correct reading of 勉強します.
毎日______。
Question 17
Choose the correct particle to complete 'I watched a movie with my family.'
かぞく______ えいがを みました。
Question 18
What does 買います mean?
本を買います。
Question 19
Choose the correct particle to complete 'I studied at the library.'
としょかん______ べんきょうしました。
Question 20
Choose the correct reading of 百.
______円です。