ました
Polite form: past tense affirmative
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The ます, or polite form, is a verb conjugation that combines a verb's stem form with the auxiliary verb ます. ます form verbs indicate polite speech, especially when used at the end of a sentence.
The past tense conjugation of ます is ました.
Just as with the present tense, the past tense polite form attaches directly to a verb's stem form:
Dictionary form | ます form (Polite form) | Past polite form |
|---|---|---|
食べる | 食べます | 食べました |
飲む | 飲みます | 飲みました |
する | します | しました |
くる | きます | きました |
Other verb forms such as the continuative (ている), potential (られる), and (させる) can also be conjugated into the past tense polite (ました) form.
ました is the past tense conjugation of ます.
ました attaches directly to a verb's stem form.
ました indicates polite speech
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