N4 grammar · Lesson 23

「〜ながら」 and 「〜し」: while …, and listing reasons

レストランで働はたらきながら、日本語学校にほんごがっこうに通かよっています。

「〜ながら」 for doing two things at once (main action last); 「〜し、〜し」 for listing reasons and features; compared with 「〜て」 and 「〜たり〜たり」.

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In this lesson

  1. 01「〜ながら」: doing two things at once
  2. 02Two limits on 「ながら」
  3. 03「〜し、〜し」: listing reasons
  4. 04Four ways of linking, side by side

Practice

  • Match the dictionary forms to the 「ながら」 forms
  • Choose the correct form
  • What would you say?
  • Choose the phrase for each blank
  • Join the two actions into one sentence
  • Put the pieces in order

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