Here we are tasked with looking at the first picture and describing what two things Takeshi did yesterday by using the て-form to link two ideas.

We can see that Takeshi is getting up and (presumably) eating breakfast. We already know all of the words to describe this sentence: ‘Takeshi’; ‘to get up’; ‘breakfast’; and ‘to eat.’ If you have forgotten a word, you can refer to the English-to-Japanese dictionary on Page 352 of your Genki I textbook. After we have established word order and particle marking, we can proceed to conjugate all but the final verb into the て-form. Remember that the verb in the て-form does not change to accommodate the tense of the sentence, but the final verb does.

It is preferred to have a comma come after a verb in the て-form.

As you are learning, て-forms have many uses, perhaps the most straightforward of which is to connect two or more verb phrases. The て-form is typically used in this way to list a sequence of events, but it can also be used to state the manner in which something happens (as in one of the examples on Page 153 of your Genki I textbook). Later in our studies, we will learn other constructions to express sequences of events with different nuances, such as the expression of one action leading directly to another or the expression of a non-exhaustive list of events. Though in certain contexts these other constructions will be preferred, for now you can use the basic て-form to link two verbs.

To say that Takeshi got up and ate breakfast, we answer as follows:
たけしさんは起きて、朝ご飯を食べました。（たけしさんはおきて、あさごはんをたべました。）

Here we are tasked with looking at the second picture and describing what two things Takeshi did yesterday by using the て-form to link two ideas.

We can see that Takeshi is closing the window and going out. We already know all of the words to describe this sentence: ‘Takeshi’; ‘window’; ‘to close’; and ‘to go out.’ If you have forgotten a word, you can refer to the English-to-Japanese dictionary on Page 352 of your Genki I textbook. After we have established word order and particle marking, we can proceed to conjugate all but the final verb into the て-form. Remember that the verb in the て-form does not change to accommodate the tense of the sentence, but the final verb does.

It is preferred to have a comma come after a verb in the て-form.

Here we will use the basic word for ‘to go out,’ ‘出かける（でかける）,’ but in future chapters, we will learn how to use particles to express that an action takes place away or from something

As you are learning, て-forms have many uses, perhaps the most straightforward of which is to connect two or more verb phrases. The て-form is typically used in this way to list a sequence of events, but it can also be used to state the manner in which something happens (as in one of the examples on Page 153 of your Genki I textbook). Later in our studies, we will learn other constructions to express sequences of events with different nuances, such as the expression of one action leading directly to another or the expression of a non-exhaustive list of events. Though in certain contexts these other constructions will be preferred, for now you can use the basic て-form to link two verbs.

To say that Takeshi closed the window and went out, we answer as follows:
たけしさんは窓を閉めて、出かけました。（たけしさんはまどをしめて、でかけました。）

Here we are tasked with looking at the third picture and describing what two things Takeshi did yesterday by using the て-form to link two ideas.

We can see that Takeshi is going to the beach and swimming in the ocean. We already know most of the words to describe this sentence: ‘Takeshi’; ‘to go’; ‘ocean’; and ‘to swim.’ The word for beach is ‘海岸（かいがん）,’ though you can use the same word as the word for ‘ocean,’ or the English-derived word, ‘ビーチ.’ If you have forgotten a word, you can refer to the English-to-Japanese dictionary on Page 352 of your Genki I textbook. After we have established word order and particle marking, we can proceed to conjugate all but the final verb into the て-form. Remember that the verb in the て-form does not change to accommodate the tense of the sentence, but the final verb does.

It is preferred to have a comma come after a verb in the て-form.

As you are learning, て-forms have many uses, perhaps the most straightforward of which is to connect two or more verb phrases. The て-form is typically used in this way to list a sequence of events, but it can also be used to state the manner in which something happens (as in one of the examples on Page 153 of your Genki I textbook). Later in our studies, we will learn other constructions to express sequences of events with different nuances, such as the expression of one action leading directly to another or the expression of a non-exhaustive list of events. Though in certain contexts these other constructions will be preferred, for now you can use the basic て-form to link two verbs.

To say that Takeshi closed the window and went out, we answer as follows:
たけしさんは海岸に行って、海で泳ぎました。（たけしさんはかいがんにいって、うみでおよぎました。）

Here we are tasked with looking at the third picture and describing what two things Takeshi did yesterday by using the て-form to link two ideas.

We can see that Takeshi is turning off the light and going to sleep. We already know all of the words to describe this sentence: ‘Takeshi’; ‘light’; ‘to turn off’; and ‘to sleep.’ If you have forgotten a word, you can refer to the English-to-Japanese dictionary on Page 352 of your Genki I textbook. After we have established word order and particle marking, we can proceed to conjugate all but the final verb into the て-form. Remember that the verb in the て-form does not change to accommodate the tense of the sentence, but the final verb does.

It is preferred to have a comma come after a verb in the て-form.

As you are learning, て-forms have many uses, perhaps the most straightforward of which is to connect two or more verb phrases. The て-form is typically used in this way to list a sequence of events, but it can also be used to state the manner in which something happens (as in one of the examples on Page 153 of your Genki I textbook). Later in our studies, we will learn other constructions to express sequences of events with different nuances, such as the expression of one action leading directly to another or the expression of a non-exhaustive list of events. Though in certain contexts these other constructions will be preferred, for now you can use the basic て-form to link two verbs.

To say that Takeshi turned off the light and went to sleep, we answer as follows:
たけしさんは電気を消して、寝ました。（たけしさんはでんきをけして、ねました。）