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ÀÓÄÈÎ 373 | GRAMMAR I - 06.04
   
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Describing Two Activities  
 

You can use a te-form if you want to combine two or more verbs,
as in describing a sequence of events or actions ("I did this then that").
In other words, the te-form does the work of "and" with verbs.
Note: て - te can only connect nouns, not verbs. 
ノート　を　かりて、コピー　します。

 I will borrow her notebook and Xerox it.
"Note /object/ borrow /and/, copy make".

nooto o karite, kopii shimasu.

  
   
きょう　は、ろくじ　に　おきて、べんきょうしました。 Today I got up at six and studied.
kyoo-wa, roku-ji ni okite, benkyoo-shimashita.  
しょくどう　に　いって、ひるごはん　を　たべましょう。 Let's go to the cafeteria and have lunch.
shokudoo ni itte, hirugohan o tabemashoo.  
   
  The te-form of a verb can also be used to connect a verb more "loosely" with the rest of a sentence.
バス　に　のって、かいしゃ　に　いきます。 I go to work by bus.
I take a bus to work.
basu ni notte, kaisha ni ikimasu.  
きょうかしょ　を　わすれて、すみません。 I'm sorry for not bringing in the textbook.
I left the book at home, and I'm sorry.
kyookasho o wasurete, sumimasen.