Chapter 1

Question 1

Verb stem + 始めた

Answer 1

To state the beggining of something that takes time.

今日は富士山に登り始めます

Question 2

という

Answer 2

Often used to describe something, as in 難しいという質問

Question 3

A

N +なさそう

Answer 3

Used when you guess that something is not X, or think so based on some observation or feeling .

大変じゃなさそうです
嬉しくなさそうです
静かじゃなさそうです

Question 4

ほど

Answer 4

Use ほど to describe the unusual condition or degree of X by using Y.

この服はびっくりするほど安かった

Question 5

Verb て +いく

Answer 5

Use to describe how the subject of the sentence will travel a long distance. Or action will continue long into the future

これから日本語の勉強を続けていくつもりです、

Question 6

Verb stem + 続けた

Answer 6

Use when you say that an action is going on continously , or to provide emphasis to habit

勉強し続ける