Lesson 6. Grammar Item #4

I got up at six, and studied. (Lit., Getting up at six, I studied today.)

· getting up at six

à ろくじに　 おきて

oki-te

get up [Verb Base]-ing

· studied

à べんきょうしました。

benkyous-imas-ita.

study-Polite-Past

１）ろくじにおきて　べんきょうしました。

N.B. The /ite/-phrase /rokuji-ni oki-te/ modifies the verb phrase /benkyous/. The tense of the /ite/-phrase is the same as that of the modified verb phrase.

a) Let’s go the cafeteria, and have lunch.

b) May I play tennis, getting up early?

c) I take a bus to work. (lit., Getting on a bus, I go to work.)

d) I am sorry for leaving the textbook at home.