diff --git a/lib/verb.rb b/lib/verb.rb
index 808c38b..2fd2f5f 100644
--- a/lib/verb.rb
+++ b/lib/verb.rb
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ class Verb
   def dictionary
     dict
   end
+
+  def short_form_present_positive
+    dictionary
+  end
 end
 
 class IchidanVerb < Verb
@@ -71,6 +75,10 @@ class IchidanVerb < Verb
     all_but_last_character + "ません"
   end
 
+  def short_form_present_negative
+    all_but_last_character + "ない"
+  end
+
   def te
     all_but_last_character + "て"
   end
@@ -85,6 +93,10 @@ class GodanVerb < Verb
     all_but_last_character + last_character("i") + "ません"
   end
 
+  def short_form_present_negative
+    all_but_last_character + last_character("a") + "ない"
+  end
+
   def te
     case last_character
     when "う"
@@ -122,6 +134,9 @@ class SuruVerb < Verb
     prefix + "しません"
   end
 
+  def short_form_present_negative
+    prefix + "しない"
+  end
 
   def te
     prefix + "して"
diff --git a/test/test_verb.rb b/test/test_verb.rb
index 37c17d8..c2770c1 100644
--- a/test/test_verb.rb
+++ b/test/test_verb.rb
@@ -41,4 +41,26 @@ class TestVerb < Minitest::Test
     assert_equal "勉強しません", @benkyousuru.long_form_present_negative.kanji
     assert_equal "べんきょうしません", @benkyousuru.long_form_present_negative.kana
   end
+
+  def test_short_form_present_positive
+    assert_equal "見る", @miru.short_form_present_positive.kanji
+    assert_equal "みる", @miru.short_form_present_positive.kana
+    assert_equal "飲む", @nomu.short_form_present_positive.kanji
+    assert_equal "のむ", @nomu.short_form_present_positive.kana
+    assert_equal "する", @suru.short_form_present_positive.kanji
+    assert_equal "する", @suru.short_form_present_positive.kana
+    assert_equal "勉強する", @benkyousuru.short_form_present_positive.kanji
+    assert_equal "べんきょうする", @benkyousuru.short_form_present_positive.kana
+  end
+
+  def test_short_form_present_negative
+    assert_equal "見ない", @miru.short_form_present_negative.kanji
+    assert_equal "みない", @miru.short_form_present_negative.kana
+    assert_equal "飲まない", @nomu.short_form_present_negative.kanji
+    assert_equal "のまない", @nomu.short_form_present_negative.kana
+    assert_equal "しない", @suru.short_form_present_negative.kanji
+    assert_equal "しない", @suru.short_form_present_negative.kana
+    assert_equal "勉強しない", @benkyousuru.short_form_present_negative.kanji
+    assert_equal "べんきょうしない", @benkyousuru.short_form_present_negative.kana
+  end
 end