JLPT N4 Grammar 3

Question 1

Which sentence correctly uses 〜たことがある to express past experience?

Accepted Answer

富士山に登ったことがあります。

Answer

〜たことがある is formed with the plain past (た-form) of a verb followed by ことがある.

Question 2

雨が降る___、試合は中止になります。 What fills the blank to mean 'if/when it rains, the game is automatically cancelled'?

Accepted Answer

と

Answer

〜と expresses a natural or automatic consequence: if/when the first event occurs, the second always follows.

Question 3

Which option correctly uses 〜てから to indicate sequence (after doing ~)?

Accepted Answer

宿題をしてから、ゲームをします。

Answer

〜てから (after doing ~) attaches to the te-form of the first verb to show that the second action follows completion of the first.

Question 4

このかばんは___より高いです。 Which word correctly fills the blank for 'that one (over there)'?

Accepted Answer

あれ

Answer

あれ is a standalone pronoun meaning 'that thing (over there)' and is used as a noun in comparisons.

Question 5

先生に___もらいました。 Which te-form verb correctly fills the blank to mean 'the teacher explained for me'?

Accepted Answer

説明して

Answer

〜てもらう (to have someone do something for you) requires the te-form of the main verb.

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