said........ liked or likes ? Mom said that she likes( or liked )apples ? The doctor said that the problem was (or is) having too much patatoes. Which one is correct? thank you in advance for your help.

"take time " "It took time coming to this place, I suppose it'll take a little time going back." What does " took time" and " take a little time " mean? Does the speaker suggest that it's a short distance or a long distance?

Is it a correct way to use word "whether" ? I must determine whether to continue with Ms. Wu for piano lessons or not. ( I mean to question about continuing piano lessons with Ms. Wu or some other teacher.)

[Sakura University is not a famouse university.] は日本語で何ですか。 I am asked to use あまり in the sentence. Is it correct to say 桜大学はあまり有名な大学じゃありません。

Is it correct in grammer? "All we have to do is jump out when we get into the city." Is this a correct sentence? Should it be " All we have to do is to jump out.... " or " All we have to do is jumping out..... " I'm confused.

わたしの毎日 私は金です。中国人です。中国語教師です。毎朝6時45分に起きます。それから、朝ご飯をします。朝ご飯はいつもパンとコーヒーです。バスで学校へ行きます。9時から1時まで働きます。1時にいつもレストランでご飯を食べます。それから、スーパーで肉と野菜と卵と牛乳を買います。2時30分にうちへ帰ります。それから、テレビを見ます。英語の新聞を読みます。5時に晩ご飯をします。6時半晩ご飯を食べます。晩ご飯は時々カレーです。毎晩は日本語を勉強します。12時に寝ます。 　　土曜日と日曜日は働きません。土曜日は時々家族と映画を見ます。日曜日は時々家族と公園へ行きます。

A letter to A.J. - by Jo Jo has been reading a series of story books called My Weird School. A.J. , Andrea, Alexia are all characters in the books. They are all second graders . Below is Jo's writing practice. Thank you in advance for your correction.. Dear A.J., In My Weird School, I like you the most. Do you know what? I hate Andrea too! I like you because I think you're interesting. And I think you think everybody is weird except you. Did you think of that? Did you pretend to be sick so you can get out of Math? Did you want Andrea to move away? Did you like to pick your nose? Will you want to be friends with Alexia? Please answer my questions. Jo

When I grow up. - by Jo(7yrs) When I grow up, I'm going to be a teacher. Because I think teaching stuff is fun. Sometimes my English teacher makes me teach somebody else. I think that is fun. That's why I want to be a teacher.

memorizing Japanese phrases I'm a beginner on Japanese. I find it difficult to memorize some expressions like sentences end with ました　、なります、います、します。。。　 I'm from China, so the Hanjis, vocabs are not difficult for me to remember, but I always tend to find a meaning for each phrase, that will help me to memorize the sentences. Is this a wrong way to study Japanese?