Usages of 〜masendeshita
昨日 は 雨 だった ので、 家 の 前 の コンビニ に しか 行きません でした。kinou wa ame datta node, ie no mae no konbini ni shika ikimasen deshita.
Because it rained yesterday, I only went to the convenience store in front of my house.
昨日 は 図書館 で 勉強しません でした。kinou wa toshokan de benkyoushimasen deshita.
I did not study at the library yesterday.
ごめん ね、 昨日 は 行きません でした。gomen ne, kinou wa ikimasen deshita.
Sorry, I didn't go yesterday.
昔 の 私 は 日本語 が 全然 分かりません でした。mukashi no watashi wa nihongo ga zenzen wakarimasen deshita.
In the past, I couldn’t understand Japanese at all.
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