Free Japanese Te-Form Quiz
Practice the Japanese te-form online: type the te-form, the ta-form or the negative te-form of each word, and the quiz marks it at once. After every answer, right or wrong, a one-line reason names the rule, such as “Ends in む → んで: 飲む → 飲んで.” Pick the words by type or by ending, from the 160 beginner words to all 877, and finish each run on the ones you missed. Romaji turns into hiragana as you type, so you need no Japanese keyboard, and the quiz is free with no signup.
Ticks add up: a word is in the quiz when it matches any ticked box.
How the te-form quiz works
You set it up in three picks, and nothing is ticked until you choose. First, what to write: the te-form (飲む → 飲んで), the ta-form (飲む → 飲んだ), the negative te-form (飲まないで, 飲まなくて) or any mix. Then the words, by type or by ending. The types are る-verbs, う-verbs (every ending), い-adjectives, な-adjectives, and one group for する, 来る and noun + する verbs. The endings are the tricky rows of the te-form chart, from う, つ, る → って and く → いて (with 行く) to the う-verbs that look like る-verbs, such as 帰る, 入る and 切る. Ticks add up, so you can drill す → して and ぐ → いで together. Last, how many: the 160 beginner words or all 877. The start button tells you what's still to pick.
A running score stays on screen. When you choose Stop and see my score, you get your score and a list of what you missed, and Practice my mistakes goes through only those. With every box ticked there are 2,604 questions: 877 words in three forms, less the negative of い-adjectives that already end in ない, such as つまらない.
A reason after every answer
Right or wrong, every answer gets a one-line reason that names the rule: “Ends in む → んで: 飲む → 飲んで.” For 帰る, the reason adds that it looks like a る-verb but is an う-verb, as 帰らない shows. If only the ゛ marks are off, as in 泳いて for 泳いで, the quiz says “almost”, though it still counts as a miss. Every correct form counts, so 来て and きて are both right, and so are 飲まないで and 飲まなくて.
Typing Japanese without a Japanese keyboard
You don't need a Japanese keyboard. Type romaji and it turns into hiragana as you go, so nonde becomes のんで. Answers in kana or kanji both count, which means you can practice a word before you know its kanji.
A quiz for one learner, worksheets for a class
The quiz is made for one person at a keyboard, checking each answer as they go. For a class, the Japanese te-form worksheets print the same choice of words on paper: a table of forms, sorting by ending, joining two sentences, polite requests and the chart, with the answer key on its own page. If a one-line reason isn't enough, the te-form chart and rules guide has the full chart, the exceptions and the uses. And for te-form conjugation practice alongside 13 other forms, plain and polite, try the Japanese verb conjugation quiz.
Frequently asked questions
Is the te-form quiz free?
Yes. There's no account and no signup, and it runs in the browser.
Which forms does the quiz ask for?
The te-form (飲む → 飲んで), the ta-form or plain past (飲む → 飲んだ) and the negative te-form (飲まないで or 飲まなくて). Tick one, two or all three.
Which words are in the te-form quiz?
877 Japanese verbs and adjectives, starting with 160 beginner words in textbook order. They're the words from our conjugation tables, less seven that a te-form drill is better without, such as らしい and 可能性が高い. Pick them by type, by ending or both.
Do I need a Japanese keyboard?
No. Type romaji and it turns into hiragana as you type, so nonde becomes のんで. Kana and kanji answers both count.
Does it accept 飲まなくて as well as 飲まないで?
Yes. Every correct form counts, so either negative te-form is right, and so are both 来て and きて.
Why did the quiz say "almost"?
Your answer was right except for the ゛ marks, as in 泳いて for 泳いで. It still counts as a miss, because いて and いで belong to different rows.
Can I practice only the words I got wrong?
Yes. Choose Stop and see my score to see your score and the list of what you missed, then Practice my mistakes to go through only those.
Licenses and credits
Verbs, adjectives and their meanings come from JMdict, the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, used in conformance with the Group's licence. The forms are built by the standard rules, with the irregular ones written out.