Checkpoint

1. Chapter 6 Review — Key Sentences

All grammar points from Chapter 6 — Conditionals tested in this checkpoint:

2. Grammar Review

ば Form — Conjugation Quick Reference

Note: しれば ✗ (incorrect — する → すれば ✓) / 食べるば ✗ (incorrect — 食べる → 食べれば ✓)

Kanji Review: 乗 / 降

たら vs と vs ば — Checkpoint Errors to Avoid

もし — Emphasising "If"

もし can be added to the beginning of any ～ば or ～たら sentence to emphasise the conditional "if."

• もしお金があれば、世界を旅行したいです。(ば sentence)
• もしお金があったら、大きい家を建てたいです。(たら sentence)

Mt. Fuji from a Plane

Q: When can you see Mt. Fuji from the window of a plane?
A: 天気がいいと、ふじ山が見えます。— If the weather is good.
(Not "if you fly from Fukuoka" or "if you are lucky.")

〜ば、いいです vs 〜ば、よかったです

3. Learning Context

• Checkpoint Focus: All four conditionals (と, たら, ば, もし) tested together — choosing the right conditional for each context.
• Hardest distinction: ば requires a good or wished result — cannot be used for bad outcomes (headache, being late) or unreal situations.
• 〜ば、いいです vs 〜ば、よかったです: Same ば form, completely different meaning depending on いいです (present) vs よかったです (past regret).
• 始める vs 終わる: Both attach to verb stems — 空が明るくなり始めました (sky started getting brighter), けんとさんとつき合い始めました (started going out with Kento).
• Cultural Sign-off: おつかれさまです！— "Well done / You've worked hard!" A common phrase used at the end of lessons and work in Japanese culture.

4. Progress Tracker