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Watashi wa gakkō e iku keredomo amari benkyō

shimasen.
I go to school, but I don’t study very much.

Before the particle to meaning ‘when,’ only the imperfect

occurs:

Haru ni naru to, otenki ga yōku narimasu.
When it gets to be spring, the weather gets
nice.

Kodomo wa sensei o miru to, sugu heya no naka e

hairimashita.
As soon as they spotted the teacher, the
children went into the room.

Yuki ga furu to, uchi ni ite asobimasu.

When it snows, we stay home and enjoy
ourselves (here).

Before the phrases koto ga suki desu ‘likes to,’ koto ga

dekimasu ‘can,’ and tsumori desu ‘intends to,’ only the
imperfect occurs:

Oyogu koto ga suki desu.

I like to swim.