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時制. Questions relating to that property of verbs which allows them to refer to events in the past, present, or future.

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Help with tense/aspect (past vs. non-past in Verb and Verbている)

I'm having difficulty with this sentence: Tense appears inconsistent to me. I need help understanding the correct use of verb forms. … 冬休みにずっと九州に [Fill in the blank] おばあさんのうちにいました(past) 住む 住んだ 住んでいる (Correct)(non-past) 住んでいた Based on the bold portion above, I would choose option 2 or 4 for tense consistency. …
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Usage of 忘れる, 忘れた, 忘れている, 忘れていた

忘れる (forget) 忘れた (forgot) 忘れている (continued state of forgetting) 忘れていた (had forgotten, currently may or may not be forgotten) My thought process: Choice 1 is ruled out because it is present/future tense
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How do I decide when to use plain or past verb form?

In (1) 明日、家へ帰って、母が作ったおいしい料理を食べます。 why is it 作った when it’s a future event? If I wanted to create a clause meaning 'delicious food my mother makes', it would be 母が作るおいしい料理. Does changing 作った in (1 …
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