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〜たり 〜たり+します。~tari, ~tari + shimasu. Wanting to express doing 2 (or more) actions

しゅうまつにテレビをみたり、おんがくをきいたりします。

Shumatsui ni telebi o mitari, ongaku o kiitari, shimasu.

I watch TV, listen to music (and maybe more) on the weekends.

2 lots of plain past tense form (ta) + ri, and then finish the sentence with shimasu.

1) miru = mita + ri = mitari

2) kiku = kiita + ri = kiitari   

Mitari, kiitari + shimasu