Present, Future 尋ねる, 尋ねます [does], will [do] 尋ねない, 尋ねません doesn't [do], will not [do] Past 尋ねた, 尋ねました [did] 尋ねなかった, 尋ねませんでした didn't [do] Te-form, Continuative 尋ねて, 尋ねまして 尋ねないで, 尋ねませんで 尋ねなくて Progressive 尋ねている, 尋ねています [doing], to be [doing] 尋ねていない, 尋ねていません not [doing] Volitional 尋ねよう, 尋ねましょう let's [do]!, I/we will [do], I/we intend to [do] 尋ねまい, 尋ねますまい I will not [do], I do not intend to [do] Imperative 尋ねろ, 尋ねよ, 尋ねなさい [do] ! 尋ねるな, 尋ねなさるな don't [do] ! Request 尋ねてください please [do] 尋ねないでください please don't [do] Provisional 尋ねれば if X [does], if X [is ~] 尋ねなければ if X doesn't [do], if X [is not ~] Conditional 尋ねたら, 尋ねましたら if X were to [do], when X [does] 尋ねなかったら, 尋ねませんでしたら if X weren't to [do], when X doesn't [do] Potential 尋ねられる, 尋ねられます be able to [do], can [do] 尋ねられない, 尋ねられません not be able to [do], can't [do] Passive, Respectful 尋ねられる, 尋ねられます is [done] (by ...), will be [done] (by ...) 尋ねられない, 尋ねられません isn't [done] (by ...), will not be [done] (by ...) Causative 尋ねさせる, 尋ねさせます makes/will make (someone) [do] 尋ねさせない, 尋ねさせません doesn't/won't make (someone) [do] Causative passive 尋ねさせられる, 尋ねさせられます is made/will be made to [do] (by someone) 尋ねさせられない, 尋ねさせられません isn't made/won't be made to [do] (by someone) ~たい form 尋ねたい want to [do] 尋ねたくない don't want to [do]