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Oyogu koto ga suki deshita.
I used to like to swim.
Oyogu koto ga suki deshō.
You must like to swim.
Yama e iku tsumori desu.
I intend to go to the mountains.
Yama e iku tsumori deshita.
I intended to go to the mountains.
Yama e iku tsumori deshō.
You must be planning to go to the mountains.
Before the phrase koto ga aru ‘there exists the fact of,’
either imperfect or perfect is used, depending on the
meaning. If you use the imperfect, the meaning is
‘sometimes’:
