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JFT Basic grammar quiz
This JFT Basic grammar quiz has 77 original A1–A2 questions in the style of the Conversation and Expression section: four choices, one blank, no furigana. Get an explanation after every answer, and the ones you miss come back first.
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The real test
What JFT Basic grammar questions look like
Grammar sits in Section 2, Conversation and Expression (会話と表現), next to expression questions about what to say in everyday situations. The whole test has about 50 questions on one 60-minute clock.
One blank, four choices
A short sentence or two-line dialogue has a gap. Grammar items give four options; most other question types give three.
Real-life situations
Sentences come from daily life and work: shops, trains, the workplace, talking to neighbours. Context often rules out a choice that looks grammatical on its own.
No furigana
Kanji in the sentence has no reading above it, so learn the common A2 kanji with the grammar. Our quiz follows the same rule.
Particles and forms
Expect particles, verb forms such as the te-form, requests and prohibitions, adjective endings, counters and set polite phrases.
See more question types in our JFT-Basic sample questions guide, or read about every section in the test format guide.
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JFT Basic grammar list: one example each
The particles and forms in this quiz, with one example sentence each. Readings are fine here, but the real test shows none.
Particles
- はTopic: "as for …"
- 私は グエンです。I'm Nguyen.
- がSubject; what exists, what you like or are good at
- 部屋に 窓が あります。There is a window in the room.
- をObject of the verb; the place you leave or move through
- 毎晩 本を 読みます。I read a book every night.
- にTime, destination, the person you give to or meet
- 6時に 家に 帰ります。I go home at 6.
- でPlace of an action; means, tool or language
- 工場で 働いて います。I work at a factory.
- へDirection of movement
- 夏休みに 国へ 帰ります。I'm going back to my country for the summer holiday.
- と"With" a person; "and" between nouns
- 姉と 買い物に 行きました。I went shopping with my older sister.
- も"Also, too"
- 私も 日本語を 勉強して います。I'm studying Japanese too.
- から / まで"From … to / until …"
- 月曜日から 金曜日まで 働きます。I work from Monday to Friday.
- のLinks two nouns: "my bag", "a Japanese book"
- これは 会社の 車です。This is the company car.
Verb forms
- 〜て (te-form)Joins actions in order
- シャワーを 浴びて、寝ます。I take a shower and go to bed.
- 〜たい"Want to …"
- 日本で 介護の 仕事を したいです。I want to do care work in Japan.
- 〜ていますAction in progress, or a lasting state or habit
- 今、昼ごはんを 食べて います。I'm eating lunch now.
- 〜てくださいPolite request
- ここで 少し 待って ください。Please wait here for a moment.
- 〜ないでくださいPolite prohibition: "please don't …"
- ここに 自転車を 止めないで ください。Please don't park bicycles here.
- 〜たことがありますExperience: "have done … before"
- 日本の お祭りに 行った ことが あります。I have been to a Japanese festival.
- 〜ましょう / 〜ませんか"Let's …" / "Won't you …?" (invitation)
- 駅で 会いましょう。Let's meet at the station.
- 〜てもいいですかAsking for permission
- この ペンを 使っても いいですか。May I use this pen?
Adjectives
- い-adjectiveGoes straight before a noun or です; past 〜かった, negative 〜くない
- 昨日は 寒かったです。It was cold yesterday.
- な-adjectiveTakes な before a noun; joins with で
- ここは 便利な 町です。This is a convenient town.
- 〜くて / 〜でJoins two adjectives: "… and …"
- この 店は 安くて、おいしいです。This restaurant is cheap and good.
- 〜く / 〜に + verbAdjective used like an adverb
- 部屋を きれいに 掃除しました。I cleaned the room thoroughly.
Counters
- 〜つGeneral small things (up to 10)
- おにぎりを 二つ 買いました。I bought two rice balls.
- 〜枚 / 〜本 / 〜台Flat things / long things / machines
- 紙を 三枚 ください。Three sheets of paper, please.
- 〜人 / 〜匹 / 〜冊People / small animals / books
- 家族は 四人です。There are four people in my family.
- 〜階 / 〜杯 / 〜時間Floors / cups and bowls / hours
- 毎日 八時間 働きます。I work eight hours a day.
Polite expressions
- おはようございますMorning greeting, also at work
- おはようございます。今日も よろしく お願いします。Good morning. I look forward to working with you today.
- お先に失礼しますLeaving work before others
- お先に 失礼します。Excuse me for leaving first.
- お疲れさまでしたTo a colleague at the end of work
- 今日も お疲れさまでした。Thanks for your hard work today.
- 〜と申しますHumble way to give your name
- はじめまして。ラマと 申します。Nice to meet you. My name is Rama.
- 〜ていただけませんかVery polite request to a boss or customer
- もう 一度 説明して いただけませんか。Could you explain it once more, please?
Study tips
How to get grammar right on test day
Read the whole sentence first
The words after the blank decide the answer: 行きます takes へ or に, 待ちます takes で for the place. Read to the end before you choose.
Learn particles with their verbs
Memorise pairs like 電車を降ります, 先生に会います and 犬が好きです. These pairs are where most points are lost.
Say the forms out loud
The te-form changes by verb ending (書く → 書いて, 待つ → 待って, 住む → 住んで). Saying them builds speed you need for a test with about 50 questions in 60 minutes.
Practise in mixed rounds
Topic rounds build a skill; mixed rounds test it the way the exam does. Finish with a full section drill.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
- JFT-Basic sample questionsOriginal example questions for every section, each with the answer and why it is right.
- JFT-Basic test format and sectionsThe four sections, question types, timing and how the computer-based test actually works.
- JFT-Basic vocabulary and kanjiThe words, kanji and set phrases that come up again and again, grouped by daily-life topic.
- Section practiceDrill one section at a time: script and vocabulary, conversation and expression, listening, reading.
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