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Vol. 2 kuru (to come)

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kuru (to come): Group 3 
Informal Present
(Dictionary Form)
kuru
来る
Formal Present
(~ masu Form)
kimasu
来ます
Informal Past 
(~ ta Form)
kita
来た
Formal Past  kimashita
来ました
Informal Negative
(~ nai Form)
konai
来ない
Formal Negative kimasen
来ません
Informal Past Negative konakatta
来なかった
Formal Past Negative kimasen deshita
来ませんでした
~ te Form kite
来て
Conditional kureba
来れば
Volitional koyou
来よう
Passive korareru
来られる
Causative kosaseru
来させる
Potential korareru
来られる
Imperative
(Command)
koi
来い

Examples

Kare wa kyou gakkou ni konakatta.
彼は今日学校に来なかった。
He didn't come to school today.
Watashi no uchi ni 
kite kudasai.
私のうちに来てください。
Please come to my house.
Kinyoubi ni korareru?
金曜日に来られる?
Can you come on Friday?

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