～ませんでした

polite negative past tense (verbs)

Structure

V[polite,negative] + でした

Examples:

V5: かく書く → 書き → 書きませんでした
V1: たべる食べる → 食べ → 食べませんでした

Exceptions:

する → しませんでした
くる来る → 来ませんでした (きませんでした)

Description

The ～ませんでした form is the polite negative past tense conjugation for verbs. It is used to express actions or events that did not happen or were not done in the past.

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I did not watch a movie yesterday.

Examples

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I did not read a book.

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I did not study Japanese.

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I did not take the train.

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I did not drink coffee.

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I did not go to Osaka yesterday.

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I did not watch a movie.

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I did not do my homework.

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I did not make breakfast.

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I did not meet a friend.

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I did not buy new clothes.

～ませんか

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