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Complete the examples Decide what to do with the vocabulary table below. content Japanese/Verb conjugation table Simultaneous action is designated by replacing the "〜ます" ending of the polite present positive tense of the first verb with "〜ながら". The tense is then determined by the latter verb. Both actions should be performed by the same person. Those more comfortable thinking in terms of the dictionary form can see this as adding "〜ながら" to the stem of vowel-stem verbs, or the い-row of consonant-stem verbs (e.g. 飲む -> 飲みながら example below). The irregular verbs are also put in the い-row making them identical to the consonant-stem verbs. <sentence start> <vowel-stem verb stem> ながら <second verb> <consonant-stem verb stem in い-row> The tense of the sentence is given with the second verb. Examples Dictionary form ながら-form example meaning Vowel stem verbs 見る (みる) 見ながら テレビを見ながらりんごを食べた。 I ate an apple while I watched television. 食べる(たべる) 食べながら りんごを食べながらテレビを見る。 I watch television while eating an apple. Consonant stem verbs 会う(あう) 会いながら 行く(いく) 行きながら 学校へ行きながら友だちと喋った。 I talked with my friends on our way to school. 泳ぐ(およぐ) 泳ぎながら 泳ぎながら歌を歌った。 I sang a song while swimming. 話す(はなす) 話しながら 待つ(まつ) 待ちながら ぬ 遊ぶ(あそぶ) 遊びながら 飲む(のむ) 飲みながら コーヒーを飲みながら友達と喋っていました。 I chatted with friends over coffee. 喋る(しゃべる) 喋りながら Irregular verbs する しながら 来 く る 来 き ながら begin テレビ television 見る みる This verb changes thus: "見る" -> "見ます" -> "見ながら". to see, to watch パン bread 食べる たべる to eat This verb changes thus: "食べる" -> "食べます" -> "食べながら" コーヒー coffee 公園 こうえん a (public) park 友達 ともだち a friend 飲む のむ to drink 喋る しゃべる to talk, to chat 歩く あるく to walk end deep