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December 30, 2025 16 mins

Which one is correct, “あした、いきます” or “あしたに、いきます”? 

[✐1. Adagio] basic adverbs of time

“I’ll eat (it) tonight.”

[00:07]

Hello, everyone. How are you doing. Let’s start straight away!

Repeat after me

[00:14]

(The Subject could be I/she/he/it/they)

1. I’ll go today.

2. I’ll go tomorrow.

3. I went yesterday.

4. When are you going?

5. When did you go?

6. S/he will come today.

7. S/he will come tomorrow.

8. S/he came yesterday.

9. When will s/he come?

10. When did s/he come?

11. I’ll go home today.

12. I’ll go home tomorrow.

13. I went home yesterday.

14. When are you going home?

15. When did you go home?

Note: kyou, ashia, kinou = Those time words have functions as adverb, so you usually don’t need the particle に(to indicate to do something at a specific time, day, month etc.)

[02:20]

Please answer as follows.

When are you going?

This afternoon

→ I’m going this afternoon.

Ready?

[02:31]

1.  When did yougo?

/ yesterday

→ I went yesterday.

2. When are you going?

/ the day after tomorrow

I’m going the day after tomorrow.

3. When are you going?

/ next Wednesday

→ I’m going next Wednesday.

4. When are you going to eat?

/ tonight

→ I’m going to eat tonight.

5. When did you eat?

/ this morning

I ate this morning.

6. When did you come?

/ half a year ago

→ I came half a year ago.

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「こんばん、たべます。」

[00:07]

みなさん、こんにちは。おげんきですか。では、さっそく、はじめましょう。

Repeat after me

[00:14]

1. きょう、いきます。

2. あした、いきます。

3. きのう、いきました。

4. いつ、いきますか。

5. いつ、いきましたか。

6. きょう、きます。

7. あした、きます。

8. きのう、きました。

9. いつ、きますか。

10. いつ、きましたか。

11. きょう、かえります。

12. あした、かえります。

13. きのう、かえりました。

14. いつ、かえりますか。

15. いつ、かえりましたか。

Note: きょう、あした、きのう = Those time words have functions as adverb, so you usually don’t need the particle に(to indicate to do something at a specific time, day, month etc.)

[02:20]

では、つぎのようにこたえましょう。

いつ、いきますか。

きょうのごご

→ きょうのごご、いきます。

いいですか。

[02:31]

1. いつ、いきましたか。

/ きのう

→ きのう、いきました。

2. いつ、いきますか。

あさって

→ あさって、いきます。

3. いつ、いきますか。

らいしゅうのすいようび

→ らいしゅうの すいようびに いきます。

4. いつ、たべますか。

こんばん、

→ こんばん、たべます。

5. いつ、たべましたか。

けさ

→ けさ、たべました。

6. いつ、きましたか。

はんとしまえ

→ はんとしまえに きました。


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