When conjugating a verb into the て-form, we first need to figure out to which class of verb it belongs. ‘開ける（あける）’ is a regular verb that ends in ‘eru,’ so it belongs to the ru-verb class. To create the te-form from a ru-verb, we simply remove the final ‘る’ and add ‘て.’ Let’s look at this process in hiragana:
あける　＞　あけ　＞　あけて
The conjugations for ‘開ける（あける）’ are as follows:
開ける（あける）・　開けて（あけて）・　開けます（あけます）

When conjugating a verb into the て-form, we first need to figure out to which class of verb it belongs. ‘開ける（あける）’ is a regular verb that ends in ‘eru,’ so it belongs to the ru-verb class. To create the te-form from a ru-verb, we simply remove the final ‘る’ and add ‘て.’ Let’s look at this process in hiragana:
あける　＞　あけ　＞　あけて
The conjugations for ‘開ける（あける）’ are as follows:
開ける（あける）・　開けて（あけて）・　開けます（あけます）

When conjugating a verb into the て-form, we first need to figure out to which class of verb it belongs. ‘教える（おしえる）’ is a regular verb that ends in ‘eru,’ so it belongs to the ru-verb class. To create the te-form from a ru-verb, we simply remove the final ‘る’ and add ‘て.’ Let’s look at this process in hiragana:
おしえる　＞　おしえ　＞　おしえて
The conjugations for ‘教える（おしえる）’ are as follows:
教える（おしえる）・　教えて（おしえて）・　教えます（おしえます）

When conjugating a verb into the て-form, we first need to figure out to which class of verb it belongs. ‘教える（おしえる）’ is a regular verb that ends in ‘eru,’ so it belongs to the ru-verb class. To create the te-form from a ru-verb, we simply remove the final ‘る’ and add ‘て.’ Let’s look at this process in hiragana:
おしえる　＞　おしえ　＞　おしえて
The conjugations for ‘教える（おしえる）’ are as follows:
教える（おしえる）・　教えて（おしえて）・　教えます（おしえます）

When conjugating a verb into the て-form, we first need to figure out to which class of verb it belongs. ‘降りる（おりる）’ is a regular verb that ends in ‘iru,’ so it belongs to the ru-verb class. To create the te-form from a ru-verb, we simply remove the final ‘る’ and add ‘て.’ Let’s look at this process in hiragana:
おりる　＞　おり　＞　おりて
The conjugations for ‘降りる（おりる）’ are as follows:
降りる（おりる）・　降りて（おりて）・　降ります（おります）

When conjugating a verb into the て-form, we first need to figure out to which class of verb it belongs. ‘降りる（おりる）’ is a regular verb that ends in ‘iru,’ so it belongs to the ru-verb class. To create the te-form from a ru-verb, we simply remove the final ‘る’ and add ‘て.’ Let’s look at this process in hiragana:
おりる　＞　おり　＞　おりて
The conjugations for ‘降りる（おりる）’ are as follows:
降りる（おりる）・　降りて（おりて）・　降ります（おります）

When conjugating a verb into the て-form, we first need to figure out to which class of verb it belongs. ‘借りる（かりる）’ is a regular verb that ends in ‘iru,’ so it belongs to the ru-verb class. To create the te-form from a ru-verb, we simply remove the final ‘る’ and add ‘て.’ Let’s look at this process in hiragana:
かりる　＞　かり　＞　かりて
The conjugations for ‘借りる（かりる）’ are as follows:
借りる（かりる）・　借りて（かりて）・　借ります（かります）

When conjugating a verb into the て-form, we first need to figure out to which class of verb it belongs. ‘借りる（かりる）’ is a regular verb that ends in ‘iru,’ so it belongs to the ru-verb class. To create the te-form from a ru-verb, we simply remove the final ‘る’ and add ‘て.’ Let’s look at this process in hiragana:
かりる　＞　かり　＞　かりて
The conjugations for ‘借りる（かりる）’ are as follows:
借りる（かりる）・　借りて（かりて）・　借ります（かります）

When conjugating a verb into the て-form, we first need to figure out to which class of verb it belongs. ‘閉める（しめる）’ is a regular verb that ends in ‘eru,’ so it belongs to the ru-verb class. To create the te-form from a ru-verb, we simply remove the final ‘る’ and add ‘て.’ Let’s look at this process in hiragana:
しめる　＞　しめ　＞　しめて
The conjugations for ‘閉める（しめる）’ are as follows:
閉める（しめる）・　閉めて（しめて）・　閉めます（しめます）

When conjugating a verb into the て-form, we first need to figure out to which class of verb it belongs. ‘閉める（しめる）’ is a regular verb that ends in ‘eru,’ so it belongs to the ru-verb class. To create the te-form from a ru-verb, we simply remove the final ‘る’ and add ‘て.’ Let’s look at this process in hiragana:
しめる　＞　しめ　＞　しめて
The conjugations for ‘閉める（しめる）’ are as follows:
閉める（しめる）・　閉めて（しめて）・　閉めます（しめます）

When conjugating a verb into the て-form, we first need to figure out to which class of verb it belongs. ‘シャワーを浴びる（シャワーをあびる）’ is a regular verb that ends in ‘iru,’ so it belongs to the ru-verb class. To create the te-form from a ru-verb, we simply remove the final ‘る’ and add ‘て.’ Let’s look at this process in hiragana:
シャワーをあびる　＞　シャワーをあび　＞　シャワーをあびて
The conjugations for ‘シャワーを浴びる（シャワーをあびる）’ are as follows:
シャワーを浴びる（シャワーをあびる）・　シャワーを浴びて（シャワーをあびて）・　シャワーを浴びます（シャワーをあびます）

When conjugating a verb into the て-form, we first need to figure out to which class of verb it belongs. ‘シャワーを浴びる（シャワーをあびる）’ is a regular verb that ends in ‘iru,’ so it belongs to the ru-verb class. To create the te-form from a ru-verb, we simply remove the final ‘る’ and add ‘て.’ Let’s look at this process in hiragana:
シャワーをあびる　＞　シャワーをあび　＞　シャワーをあびて
The conjugations for ‘シャワーを浴びる（シャワーをあびる）’ are as follows:
シャワーを浴びる（シャワーをあびる）・　シャワーを浴びて（シャワーをあびて）・　シャワーを浴びます（シャワーをあびます）

When conjugating a verb into the て-form, we first need to figure out to which class of verb it belongs. ‘つける’ is a regular verb that ends in ‘eru,’ so it belongs to the ru-verb class. To create the te-form from a ru-verb, we simply remove the final ‘る’ and add ‘て.’ Let’s look at this process in hiragana:
つける　＞　つけ　＞　つけて
The conjugations for ‘つける’ are as follows:
つける　・　つけて　・　つけます

When conjugating a verb into the て-form, we first need to figure out to which class of verb it belongs. ‘つける’ is a regular verb that ends in ‘eru,’ so it belongs to the ru-verb class. To create the te-form from a ru-verb, we simply remove the final ‘る’ and add ‘て.’ Let’s look at this process in hiragana:
つける　＞　つけ　＞　つけて
The conjugations for ‘つける’ are as follows:
つける　・　つけて　・　つけます

Another way to say ‘to make a phone call’ is to say ‘電話する（でんわする）’ which literally means ‘to do a phone (call).’ ‘電話をかける（でんわをかける）’ literally means ‘to make a phone connection (i.e. between two ends of a telephone line)’; you will see both used, though ‘電話する（でんわをする）’ is perhaps slightly more common in modern-day Japanese.
When conjugating a verb into the て-form, we first need to figure out to which class of verb it belongs. ‘電話をかける（でんわをかける）’ is a regular verb that ends in ‘eru,’ so it belongs to the ru-verb class. To create the te-form from a ru-verb, we simply remove the final ‘る’ and add ‘て.’ Let’s look at this process in hiragana:
でんわをかける　＞　でんわをかけ　＞　でんわをかけて
The conjugations for ‘電話をかける（でんわをかける）’ are as follows:
電話をかける（でんわをかける）　＞　電話をかけて（でんわをかけて）　＞　電話をかけます（でんわをかけます）

When conjugating a verb into the て-form, we first need to figure out to which class of verb it belongs. ‘電話をかける（でんわをかける）’ is a regular verb that ends in ‘eru,’ so it belongs to the ru-verb class. To create the te-form from a ru-verb, we simply remove the final ‘る’ and add ‘て.’ Let’s look at this process in hiragana:
でんわをかける　＞　でんわをかけ　＞　でんわをかけて
The conjugations for ‘電話をかける（でんわをかける）’ are as follows:
電話をかける（でんわをかける）　＞　電話をかけて（でんわをかけて）　＞　電話をかけます（でんわをかけます）

When conjugating a verb into the て-form, we first need to figure out to which class of verb it belongs. ‘忘れる（わすれる）’ is a regular verb that ends in ‘eru,’ so it belongs to the ru-verb class. To create the te-form from a ru-verb, we simply remove the final ‘る’ and add ‘て.’ Let’s look at this process in hiragana:
わすれる　＞　わすれ　＞　わすれて
The conjugations for ‘忘れる（わすれる）’ are as follows:
忘れる（わすれる）・　忘れて（わすれて）・　忘れます（わすれます）

When conjugating a verb into the て-form, we first need to figure out to which class of verb it belongs. ‘忘れる（わすれる）’ is a regular verb that ends in ‘eru,’ so it belongs to the ru-verb class. To create the te-form from a ru-verb, we simply remove the final ‘る’ and add ‘て.’ Let’s look at this process in hiragana:
わすれる　＞　わすれ　＞　わすれて
The conjugations for ‘忘れる（わすれる）’ are as follows:
忘れる（わすれる）・　忘れて（わすれて）・　忘れます（わすれます）

When conjugating a verb into the て-form, we first need to figure out to which class of verb it belongs.

‘吸う（すう）’ is a regular verb that ends in ‘u,’ so it belongs to the u-verb class in the う, つ, る-verb subclass.

To create the te-form of a う, つ, る-subclass verb we simply remove the final character of the verb, replace it with a small ‘っ,’ and add a ‘て’ at the end.

Let’s look at this process in hiragana:
すう　＞　す　＞　すっ　＞　すって

The conjugations for ‘吸う（すう）’ are as follows:
吸う（すう）　・　吸って（すって）　・　吸います（すいます）

When conjugating a verb into the て-form, we first need to figure out to which class of verb it belongs.

‘使う（つかう）’ is a regular verb that ends in ‘u,’ so it belongs to the u-verb class in the う, つ, る-verb subclass.

To create the te-form of a う, つ, る-subclass verb, we simply remove the final character of the verb, replace it with a small ‘っ,’ and add a ‘て’ at the end.

Let’s look at this process in hiragana:
つかう　＞　つか　＞　つかっ　＞　つかって

The conjugations for ‘使う（つかう）’ are as follows:
使う（つかう）　・　使って（つかって）　・　使います（つかいます）

When conjugating a verb into the て-form, we first need to figure out to which class of verb it belongs.

‘手伝う（てつだう）’ is a regular verb that ends in ‘u,’ so it belongs to the u-verb class in the う, つ, る-verb subclass.

To create the te-form of a う, つ, る-subclass verb, we simply remove the final character of the verb, replace it with a small ‘っ,’ and add a ‘て’ at the end.

Let’s look at this process in hiragana:
てつだう　＞　てつだ　＞　てつだっ　＞　てつだって

The conjugations for ‘手伝う（てつだう）’ are as follows:
手伝う（てつだう）　・　手伝って（てつだって）　・　手伝います（てつだいます）

When conjugating a verb into the て-form, we first need to figure out to which class of verb it belongs.

‘急ぐ（いそぐ）’ is a regular verb that ends in ‘gu,’ so it belongs to the u-verb class in the ぐ-verb subclass.

To create the te-form of aぐ-subclass verb, we simply remove the final character of the verb, replace it with ‘い,’ and add a ‘で’ at the end. Note that this conjugation pattern is exactly the same as for く-subclass verbs except that the ‘て’ is vocalized and transformed into ‘で.’

Let’s look at this process in hiragana:
いそぐ　＞　いそ　＞　いそい　＞　いそいで

The conjugations for ‘急ぐ（いそぐ）’ are as follows:
急ぐ（いそぐ）　・　急いで（いそいで）　・　急ぎます（いそぎます）

When conjugating a verb into the て-form, we first need to figure out to which class of verb it belongs.

‘返す（かえす）’ is a regular verb that ends in ‘su,’ so it belongs to the u-verb class in the す-verb subclass.

To create the te-form of aす-subclass verb, we simply remove the final character of the verb, replace it with ‘し,’ and add a ‘て’ at the end.

Let’s look at this process in hiragana:
かえす　＞　かえ　＞　かえし　＞　かえして

The conjugations for ‘返す（かえす）’ are as follows:
返す（かえす）　・　返して（かえして）　・　返します（かえします）

When conjugating a verb into the て-form, we first need to figure out to which class of verb it belongs.

‘消す（けす）’ is a regular verb that ends in ‘su,’ so it belongs to the u-verb class in the す-verb subclass.

To create the te-form of aす-subclass verb, we simply remove the final character of the verb, replace it with ‘し,’ and add a ‘て’ at the end.

Let’s look at this process in hiragana:
けす　＞　け　＞　けし　＞　けして

The conjugations for ‘消す（けす）’ are as follows:
消す（けす）　・　消して（けして）　・　消します（けします）

When conjugating a verb into the て-form, we first need to figure out to which class of verb it belongs.

‘立つ（たつ）’ is a regular verb that ends in ‘tsu,’ so it belongs to the u-verb class in the う, つ, る-verb subclass.

To create the te-form of a う, つ, る-subclass verb, we simply remove the final character of the verb, replace it with a small ‘っ,’ and add a ‘て’ at the end.

Let’s look at this process in hiragana:
たつ　＞　た　＞　たっ　＞　たって

The conjugations for ‘立つ（たつ）’ are as follows:
立つ（たつ）　・　立って（たって）　・　立ちます（たちます）

When conjugating a verb into the て-form, we first need to figure out to which class of verb it belongs.

‘持つ’ is a regular verb that ends in ‘tsu,’ so it belongs to the u-verb class in the う, つ, る-verb subclass.

To create the te-form of a う, つ, る-subclass verb, we simply remove the final character of the verb, replace it with a small ‘っ,’ and add a ‘て’ at the end.

Let’s look at this process in hiragana:
もつ　＞　も　＞　もっ　＞　もって

The conjugations for ‘持つ（もつ）’ are as follows:
持つ（もつ）　・　持って（もって）　・　持ちます（もちます）

When conjugating a verb into the て-form, we first need to figure out to which class of verb it belongs.

‘死ぬ（しぬ）’ is a regular verb that ends in ‘nu,’ so it belongs to the u-verb class in the む, ぬ, ぶ-verb subclass.

To create the te-form of a む, ぬ, ぶ-subclass verb, we simply remove the final character of the verb, replace it with an ‘ん,’ and add a ‘で’ at the end.

Let’s look at this process in hiragana:
しぬ　＞　し　＞　しん　＞　しんで

The conjugations for ‘死ぬ（しぬ）’ are as follows:
死ぬ（しぬ）　・　死んで（しんで）　・　死にます（しにます）

When conjugating a verb into the て-form, we first need to figure out to which class of verb it belongs.

‘遊ぶ（あそぶ）’ is a regular verb that ends in ‘bu,’ so it belongs to the u-verb class in the む, ぬ, ぶ-verb subclass.

To create the te-form of a む, ぬ, ぶ-subclass verb, we simply remove the final character of the verb, replace it with an ‘ん,’ and add a ‘で’ at the end.

Let’s look at this process in hiragana:
あそぶ　＞　あそ　＞　あそん　＞　あそんで

The conjugations for ‘遊ぶ（あそぶ）’ are as follows:
遊ぶ（あそぶ）　・　遊んで（あそんで）　・　遊びます（あそびます）

When conjugating a verb into the て-form, we first need to figure out to which class of verb it belongs.

‘休む（やすむ）’ is a regular verb that ends in ‘mu,’ so it belongs to the u-verb class in the む, ぬ, ぶ-verb subclass.

To create the te-form of a む, ぬ, ぶ-subclass verb, we simply remove the final character of the verb, replace it with an ‘ん,’ and add a ‘で’ at the end.

Let’s look at this process in hiragana:
やすむ　＞　やす　＞　やすん　＞　やすんで

The conjugations for ‘休む（やすむ）’ are as follows:
休む（やすむ）　・　休んで（やすんで）　・　休みます（やすみます）

When conjugating a verb into the て-form, we first need to figure out to which class of verb it belongs.

‘座る（すわる）’ is a regular verb that ends in ‘aru,’ so it belongs to the u-verb class in the う, つ, る-verb subclass.

To create the te-form of a う, つ, る-subclass verb, we simply remove the final character of the verb, replace it with a small ‘っ,’ and add a ‘て’ at the end.

Let’s look at this process in hiragana:
すわる　＞　すわ　＞　すわっ　＞　すわって

The conjugations for ‘座る（すわる）’ are as follows:
座る（すわる）　・　座って（すわって）　・　座ります（すわります）

When conjugating a verb into the て-form, we first need to figure out to which class of verb it belongs.

‘入る（はいる）’ is a verb that ends in ‘iru,’ so we would expect it to belong to the る-verb class, which it does not. ‘入る（はいる）’ is one of a handful of irregular verbs that, despite ending in ‘iru’ or ‘eru,’ conjugates like an u-verb in the う, つ, る-subclass. You will need to memorize these verbs and their conjugations separately.

To create the て-form of a う, つ, る-subclass verb, we simply remove the final character of the verb, replace it with a small ‘っ,’ and add a ‘て’ at the end.

Let’s look at this process in hiragana:
はいる　＞　はい　＞　はいっ　＞　はいって

The conjugations for ‘入る（はいる）’ are as follows:
入る（はいる）　・　入って（はいって）　・　入ります（はいります）

When conjugating a verb into the て-form, we first need to figure out to which class of verb it belongs.

‘連れてくる（つれてくる）’ is a verb compound made from the regular verb ‘連れる（つれる）’ conjugated in the て-form and the irregular verb ‘来る（くる）.’ To find its conjugation, we need only pay attention to the final verb in the compound.

‘連れる（つれる）’ on its own has virtually the same meaning, but it is rarely, if ever, used on its own without a helping verb like ‘来る（くる）.’

Note that in this compound (and most verb compounds with ‘くる’), we do not use the kanji form of the verb, ‘来る.’

To create the て-form of ‘くる,’ we remove the final character of the verb, change the stem to ‘き,’ and add a ‘て’ at the end. You can also think of it as removing the final ‘uru’ of the verb and replacing it with ‘ite.’

Let’s look at this process in hiragana:
くる　＞　く　＞　き　＞　きて

The conjugations for ‘連れてくる（つれてくる）’ are as follows:
連れてくる（つれてくる）　・　連れてきて（つれてきて）　・　連れてきます（つれてきます）

When conjugating a verb into the て-form, we first need to figure out to which class of verb it belongs.

‘持ってくる（もってくる）’ is a verb compound made from the regular verb ‘持つ（もつ）’ conjugated in the て-form and the irregular verb ‘来る（くる）.’ To find its conjugation, we need only pay attention to the final verb in the compound.

‘持つ（もつ）’ on its own means to own or to hold, depending on the context.

Note that in this compound (and most verb compounds with ‘くる’), we do not use the kanji form of the verb, ‘来る.’

To create the て-form of ‘くる,’ we remove the final character of the verb, change the stem to ‘き,’ and add a ‘て’ at the end. You can also think of it as removing the final ‘uru’ of the verb and replacing it with ‘ite.’

Let’s look at this process in hiragana:
くる　＞　く　＞　き　＞　きて

The conjugations for ‘持ってくる（もってくる）’ are as follows:
持ってくる（もってくる）　・　持ってきて（もってきて）　・　持ってきます（もってきます）