We will use ‘～たり～たりする’ to answer the following activities in a non-exhaustive manner. Unlike ‘～たい,’ ‘～たり～たりする’ appends to an altered form of the past tense short form and not to the stem of the verb.

Though the primary use of ‘～たり’ is to list a non-exhaustive series of actions, you can use it with just one verb on its own. A sentence like ‘テレビを見たりして、それからねました’ means ‘I watched TV for example, and then went to sleep’; by not listing any other activities but still using ‘～たり,’ this sentence suggests that the other activities were inconsequential or merely implied.

This question asks us what we do when we are on dates. We will say that we do things like going to the movies and eating at restaurants. We answer as follows:
デートの時、映画を見たり、レストランで食べたりします。
（デートの時、えいがを見たり、レストランで食べたりします。）

We will use ‘～たり～たりする’ to answer the following activities in a non-exhaustive manner. Unlike ‘～たい,’ ‘～たり～たりする’ appends to an altered form of the past tense short form and not to the stem of the verb.

Though the primary use of ‘～たり’ is to list a non-exhaustive series of actions, you can use it with just one verb on its own. A sentence like ‘テレビを見たりして、それからねました’ means ‘I watched TV for example, and then went to sleep’; by not listing any other activities but still using ‘～たり,’ this sentence suggests that the other activities were inconsequential or merely implied.

This question asks us what we did on vacation. We will say that we did things like shopping and going to the beach (sea). We answer as follows:
休みに買い物をしたり、海に行ったりしました。
（休みに買いものをしたり、うみに行ったりしました。）

We will use ‘～たり～たりする’ to answer the following activities in a non-exhaustive manner. Unlike ‘～たい,’ ‘～たり～たりする’ appends to an altered form of the past tense short form and not to the stem of the verb.

Though the primary use of ‘～たり’ is to list a non-exhaustive series of actions, you can use it with just one verb on its own. A sentence like ‘テレビを見たりして、それからねました’ means ‘I watched TV for example, and then went to sleep’; by not listing any other activities but still using ‘～たり,’ this sentence suggests that the other activities were inconsequential or merely implied.

This question asks us what we often did as a child. We will say that we did things like reading books and playing with friends. We answer as follows:
子供の時、よく本を読んだり、友達と遊んだりしました。
（子どもの時、よく本を読んだり、ともだちとあそんだりしました。）

We will use ‘～たり～たりする’ to answer the following activities in a non-exhaustive manner. Unlike ‘～たい,’ ‘～たり～たりする’ appends to an altered form of the past tense short form and not to the stem of the verb.

Though the primary use of ‘～たり’ is to list a non-exhaustive series of actions, you can use it with just one verb on its own. A sentence like ‘テレビを見たりして、それからねました’ means ‘I watched TV for example, and then went to sleep’; by not listing any other activities but still using ‘～たり,’ this sentence suggests that the other activities were inconsequential or merely implied.

Constructions like ‘～たい’ and ‘～てはいけません’ append to the final ‘する’ of ‘～たり～たりする’ forms.

This question asks us what we want to do next weekend. We will say that we want to do things like studying at the library and going to a museum. We answer as follows:
今度の週末、図書館で勉強したり、美術館に行ったりしたいです。
（今どのしゅうまつ、と書かんでべんきょうしたり、びじゅつかんに行ったりしたいです。）