Abstract
This study examined the use of "te-shimau " by Japanese native speakers （JNS） and Japanese language learners （JLL） using a narrative task which is Task 12 of the YNU corpus. The results showed that JNS often use [non volitional verb + te-shimau ] to describe unfavorable situations that happened at the climax of the story, while JLL use it less frequently and at different parts of the story. Based on these results, it was suggested that when teaching "te-shimau ", a narrative task helps to practice using [non volitional verb + te-shimau ] in situations where something unfavorable happened.
