N4 grammar · Lesson 5

Conditional 「〜ば」: as long as …, then …

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Make the ba form of verbs, adjectives and nouns, use 「〜ば」 for “as long as …”, ask advice with 「〜ばいいですか」, and know when 「ば」 and 「たら」 swap.

Practise Paid

In this lesson

  1. 01Making the ba form
  2. 02「〜ば」: meet the condition, get the result
  3. 03「〜ばいいですか」: asking what to do
  4. 04「〜ば〜ほど」: the more …, the more …
  5. 05「ば」 and 「たら」: when you can swap them, and when you can’t

Practice

  • Match the basic forms to the ba forms
  • Choose the correct ba form
  • What would you say?
  • Choose the phrase for each blank
  • Change to the ba form
  • Put the pieces in order

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