N4-N5 Grammar Quiz » Japanese Preparation Quiz: Te-okimasu & Te-arimasu (32-4)

Home » N4-N5 Grammar Quiz » Japanese Preparation Quiz: Te-okimasu & Te-arimasu (32-4)
japanese-grammar-quiz-header.jpg

Free Japanese Quiz for Beginners

Ready for a challenge? Master Beginner Japanese step-by-step with JP-QUIZ!

Quiz

  • Verb Te-form + おきます
  • Verb Te-form + あります

Grammar Note

Let’s say it in Japanese!

🔘 32. Expressions Using Verb Te-form

Let’s Take the Quiz!

Which is correct "ておきます" or "てあります" ?

1. 
きょう かえってから、レストランを よやく (   )。

I'll make a reservation after I go home.

2. 
ひこうきの チケットは もう よやく (   )。

I have already booked the plane ticket.

3. 
A : パーティーの のみものは もう かいましたか? B : らいしゅう (   )。

A : Have you bought drinks for our party yet?
B : No, I'll buy them next week.

4. 
ビールは もう れいぞうこに (   )。

I already put the beer in a refrigerator.

5. 
このことは あとで (   )。

I'll check this later.

6. 
らいしゅう ははの たんじょうびです。プレゼントは もう (   )。

It's my mother's birthday next week.
I've bought a present already.

7. 
わたしは ごはんを たべたあと、テーブルを (   )。

After I eat lunch, I wiped the table.

8. 
あついので まどを (   )。

Please keep the window open because it's hot.

Well done! 

Check the brief grammar notes and examples below for your review.

japanese-grammar-quiz-header.jpg

Grammar Note

⚫️ Verb te Form おきます

will do it in advance

It means that you are going to do something for preparation. You’ll put into an action later. Volitional Verbs are used.

– You’re going to travel Hawaii next month. Wha’t are you going to do for the preparation? –

みずぎを かっておきます
mizugi [o] katte-okimasu.
( I’m going to buy a swimsuit. )

レストランを よやく しておきます
resutoran [o] yoyaku shite-okimasu.
( I’m going to make a reservation at a restaurant. )

ハワイの ともだちに れんらく しておきます
hawai [no] tomodachi [ni] renraku shite-okimasu.
( I’m going to contact my friend in Hawaii. )

for next use

It means that you’ll do it ( after you finish doing something ) for the purpose of the next use, or you’ll do it for the future benefit.

シャツを あらっておきます
shatsu [o] aratte-okimasu.
( I’ll wash my shirts for next use. )

テーブルを ふいておいてください
tēburu [o] fuite-kudasai.
( Please wipe a table for next use. )

わかいときから ちょきんをしておきます
wakai-toki [kara] chokin [o] shite-okimasu.
( I’ll save money from a young age for the future. )

to leave it as it is

テレビを つけておきます
terebi [o] tsukete-okimasu.
( I’ll keep TV on. )

あとで つかうので、その ほんは ここに おいておいてください
ato [de] tsukau-node, sono hon [wa] koko [ni] oite-oitekudasai.
( Please leave the book here because I’ll use it later. )
pattern
Verb Te-form おきます

かきます
kaki-masu

みます
mi-masu

します
shi-masu
かいておきます
kaite-okimasu

みておきます
mite-okimasu

しておきます
shite-okimasu

⚫️ Verb te Form あります

meaning : have already prepared

It means that you have already done something as a preparation.

あしたの かいぎの しりょうを もう つくってあります
ashita [no] kaigi [no] shiryō [o] mō tsukutte-arimasu.
( I’ve already made documents for the meeting tomorrow. )

カレーの ざいりょうを かってあります
karē [no] zairyō [o] katte-arimasu.
( I’ve already bought the ingredients for the curry. )
japanese-grammar-quiz-header.jpg

Let’s say it in Japanese !

Let’s practice speaking!

Look at the English sentences and try to say them in Japanese. Click “answer” to check the correct sentence and practice with the audio.

My friend is coming to my house, so I’m going to clean up tonight.

 ( will do in advance )

answer
あした ともだちが わたしの うちに くるので、こんばん そうじ しておきます
ashita tomodachi [ga] watashi [no] uchi [ni] kuru-node, konban sōji shite-okimasu.

Please put the leftover milk in the refrigerator.

 ( for next use )

answer
あまった ぎゅうにゅうは れいぞうこに いれておいてください
amatta gyūnyū [wa] reizōko [ni] irete-oite-kudasai.

I’m still studying, so please keep a light on.

 ( to leave it as it is )

answer
まだ べんきょう しているので、でんきを つけておいてください
mada benkyō shite-iru-node, denki [o] tsukete-oite-kudasai.

I’ve already checked how to go to the city from the hotel.

 ( have already prepared )

answer
くうこうから ホテルへの いきかたは もう しらべてあります
kūkō [kara] hoteru [eno] iki-kata [wa] mō shirabete-arimasu.

Great job! You’ve completed this lesson. Ready for the next step?