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Originally Posted by SamuraiAlchemistNinja
There is also something called "potential tense" which is used to show that the thing or person has the ability, or potential, to do something. So, using shimau, to put it in potential form:
Watashi wa hon wo shimaeru.
I can close the book.
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And there's also imperative, volitional, conditional, provisional, passive, causative, conjectural... the list goes on and on ^_^;
But for those who are starting out, understanding dictionary form, affirmative, past affirmative, negative, and past negative is crucial before you start learning the other tenses and forms.