Grammar Information about (Verb)て

The て form is one of the Japanese language's most common conjugations. Conjugating a verb to its て form allows it to be used in a variety of ways.

To form a て form of an ichidan verb, simply replace the final る with て.

E.g. 食たべる > 食たべて

For godan verbs, the following patterns should be followed:

Rule	Casual Form	Conjugation	て-Form
For verbs ending with う, つ and る, remove う/つ/る and add って	買かう待まつ売うる	う → ってつ → ってる → って	買かって待まって売うって
For verbs ending with く and ぐ, remove く/ぐ and add いて/いで	書かく泳およぐ	く → いてぐ → いで	書かいて泳およいで
For verbs ending with ぬ, ぶ and む, remove ぬ/ぶ/む and add んで	読よむ死しぬ飛とぶ	む → んでぬ → んでぶ → んで	読よんで死しんで飛とんで
For verbs ending with す, remove す and add して	話はなす	す → して	話はなして

する, 来くる and 行いく are exceptions.

て form verbs can be used on their own to create a casual command/suggestion.

E.g. そのピザ、食たべてね。
"Eat that pizza."

Commands/suggestions made with て form are very casual and can be rude when used in the wrong situation.

The て form of ichidan verbs can be formed by replacing る with て
The て form of godan verbs has four different patterns, depending on what kana the verb ends in
する, 来くる and 行いく are exceptions to the above rules
て form verbs can be used as a casual command/suggestion

て form (adjectives)

Te form for adjectives