Verbs (non-past)
Examples:
食べる
洗う
I didn’t understand one thing about this topic, that means tha those verbs doenst’t have past form? Or just doesn’t need it?
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When a verb is referred to as non-past, it simply means that it is not in the past form. All verbs have a past form and a non-past form. The non-past form can be used for various purposes, most commonly for things that are happening now or things that will happen in the future.
For example:
パンを食べる。This can mean “I eat bread” or “I will eat bread”.
店へ行く。 This can mean “I go to the shop” or “I will go to the shop.”
This is called the non-past form.
These verbs (all verbs) also have a past form:
パンを食べた。I ate bread.
店へ行った。I went to the shop.
This is called the past form or the た-form.
When doing reviews, sometimes you’ll see that Bunpro gives you a hint saying “non-past”. That’s a hint to tell you you should use the non-past form of the verb.
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Ty, it was much easier to understand with these examples 
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