Went And Did
“The essential difference between emotion and reason is that emotion leads to action while reason leads to conclusions.” - Donald Calne
Do you remember way back in the day when you learned about “what you’ll go do” grammar? Remember how we only learned that in boring old ます form? Well, now it’s time to do it in super cool dictionary form (just past and present for now). Let’s look at an example of how we used it before we knew casual form (Ha! So lame).
aすし を たべ に いきました
I went to eat sushi
Oh my goodness. What’s with that ました crap? Let’s make it more casual and fun sounding.
aすし を たべ に いった
I went to eat sushi (casual)
Now, remember how いきます is an exception when using it in た-form, right? Obviously, いきます (or should I say いく?) is a really frequent verb that pops up for this grammar point. So is きます (also an exception).
aすし を たべ に きました
I came to eat sushi
aすし を たべ に きた
I came to eat sushi (casual)
Nothing about this grammar point has changed, except the last bit (which, if you remember, is what makes sentences casual … that last bit). If you’re having trouble with this grammar, go back and review a bit. If you think you’ve got it down, time to go through a worksheet using “go to do” grammar AND た-form grammar. Crazy how that works.