General Verbs Present/Past Tense Flashcards

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Present: I wait, he waits, etc. Past: I waited, he waited, etc.

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Present: 기다려요 [gi-da-ryeo-yo] Past: 기다렸어요 [gi-da-ryeo-sseo-yo] Verb: 기다리다 [gi-da-ri-da]

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Present: I am cool/awesome, etc. Past: I was cool/awesome, etc.

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Present: 멋있어요 [meo-si-sseo-yo] Past: 멋있었어요 [meo-si-sseo-sseo-yo] Verb: 멋있다 [meo-sit-da]

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Present: 자요 [ja-yo] Past: 자어요 [ja-sseo-yo] Verb: 자다 [ja-da]

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Present: I’m sleeping, he’s sleeping, etc. Past: I slept, she slept, etc.

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Present: I do. He does. They do, etc. Past: I did, he did, they did, etc.

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Present: 해요 [hae-yo] Past: 했어요 [hae-sseo-yo] Verb: 가다 [ga-da]

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Present: I hit, he hits, etc. Past: I hit, he hit, etc.

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Present: 때려요 [ttae-ryeo-yo] Past: 때렸어요 [ttae-ryeo-sseo-yo] Verb: 때리다 [ttae-ri-da]

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When do you add 여요 [yeo-yo]?

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And only one verb stem, which is 하 [ha] in present tense.

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When do you add 었어요 [eo-sseo-yo]?

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If the last vowel is NOT ㅏ[a] or ㅗ [o] in past tense.

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Present: 이상해요 [i-sang-hae-yo] Past: 이상했어요 [i-sang-hae-sseo-yo] Verb: 이상하다 [i-sang-ha-da]

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Present: I am strange, etc. Past: I was strange, etc.

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When do you add 아요 [a-yo]?

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If the verb stem’s last vowel is ㅏ[a] or ㅗ [o] in present tense.

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Present: 잡아요 [ja-ba-yo] Past: 잡았어요 [ja-ba-sseo-yo] Verb: 잡다 [jap-da]

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Present: I catch, he catches, etc. Past: I caught, he caught, etc.

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Present: 팔아요 [pa-ra-yo] Past: 팔았어요 [pa-ra-sseo-yo] Verb: 팔다 [pal-da]

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Present: I sell, he sells, etc. Past: I sold, he sold, etc.

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Present: I catch, he catches, etc. Past: I caught, he caught, etc.

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Present: 잡아요 [ja-ba-yo] Past: 잡았어요 [ja-ba-sseo-yo] Verb: 잡다 [jap-da]

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Present: 멋있어요 [meo-si-sseo-yo] Past: 멋있었어요 [meo-si-sseo-sseo-yo] Verb: 멋있다 [meo-sit-da]

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Present: I am cool/awesome, etc. Past: I was cool/awesome, etc.

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Present: It’s visible. I see it. Past: It was visible, I saw it, etc.

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Present: 보여요 [bo-yeo-yo] Past: 보였어요 [bo-yeo-sseo-yo] Verb: 보이다 [bo-i-da]

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Present: I see. I look. I watch, etc. Past: I saw, I looked, I watched, etc.

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Present: 봐요 [bwa-yo] Past: 봤어요 [bwa-sseo-yo] Verb: 보다 [bo-da]

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Present: 놀아요 [no-ra-yo] Past: 놀았어요 [no-ra-sseo-yo] Verb: 놀다 [nol-da]

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Present: I play/hangout, etc. Past: I played/hungout, etc.

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Present: 웃어요 [u-seo-yo] Past: 웃 었어요 [u-seo-sseo-yo] Verb: 웃다 [ut-da]

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Present: I laugh, he laughs, etc. Past: I laughed, he laughed, etc

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Present: I eat. You eat., and etc. Past: I ate, they ate, etc.

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Present: 먹어요 [meo-geo-yo] Past: 먹었어요 [meo-geo-sseo-yo] Verb: 먹다 [meok-da]

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Present: 가요 [ga-yo] Past: 갔어요 [ga-sseo-yo] Verb: 가다 [ga-da]

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Present: I go. You go. He goes, etc. Past: I went, he went, etc.

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Present: I am strange, etc. Past: I was strange, etc.

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Present: 이상해요 [i-sang-hae-yo] Past: 이상했어요 [i-sang-hae-sseo-yo] Verb: 이상하다 [i-sang-ha-da]

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When do you add 였어요 [yeo-sseo-yo]?

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And only one verb stem, which is 하 [ha] in past tense.

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Present: 보여요 [bo-yeo-yo] Past: 보였어요 [bo-yeo-sseo-yo] Verb: 보이다 [bo-i-da]

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Present: It’s visible. I see it. Past: It was visible, I saw it, etc.

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Present: I write/use, etc. Past: I wrote/used, etc.

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Present: 써요 [sseo-yo] Past: 썼어요 [sseo-sseo-yo] Verb: 쓰다 [sseu-da]

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Present: 해요 [hae-yo] Past: 했어요 [hae-sseo-yo] Verb: 가다 [ga-da]

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Present: I do. He does. They do, etc. Past: I did, he did, they did, etc.

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Present: 써요 [sseo-yo] Past: 썼어요 [sseo-sseo-yo] Verb: 쓰다 [sseu-da]

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Present: I write/use, etc. Past: I wrote/used, etc.

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Present: 먹어요 [meo-geo-yo] Past: 먹었어요 [meo-geo-sseo-yo] Verb: 먹다 [meok-da]

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Present: I eat. You eat., and etc. Past: I ate, they ate, etc.

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Present: I buy, they buy, etc. Past: I bought, you bought, etc.

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Present: 샀어요 [sa-yo] Past: 샀어요 [sa-sseo-yo] Verb: 사다 [sa-da]

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Present: I write, he writes, etc. Past: I wrote, you wrote, etc.

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Present: 적어요 [jeo-geo-yo] Past: 적었어요 [jeo-geo-sseo-yo] Verb: 적다 [jeok-da]

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Present: I’m sleeping, he’s sleeping, etc. Past: I slept, she slept, etc.

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Present: 자요 [ja-yo] Past: 자어요 [ja-sseo-yo] Verb: 자다 [ja-da]

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Present: I laugh, he laughs, etc. Past: I laughed, he laughed, etc

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Present: 웃어요 [u-seo-yo] Past: 웃 었어요 [u-seo-sseo-yo] Verb: 웃다 [ut-da]

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Present: I come, he comes, etc. Past: I came, he came, etc.

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Present: 와요 [wa-yo] Present: 왔어요 [wa-sseo-yo] Verb: 오다 [o-da]

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When do you add 았어요 [a-sseo-yo]?

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If the verb stem’s last vowel is ㅏ[a] or ㅗ [o] in past tense.

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Present: 때려요 [ttae-ryeo-yo] Past: 때렸어요 [ttae-ryeo-sseo-yo] Verb: 때리다 [ttae-ri-da]

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Present: I hit, he hits, etc. Past: I hit, he hit, etc.

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Present: I go. You go. He goes, etc. Past: I went, he went, etc.

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Present: 가요 [ga-yo] Past: 갔어요 [ga-sseo-yo] Verb: 가다 [ga-da]

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When do you add 어요 [eo-yo]?

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If the last vowel is NOT ㅏ[a] or ㅗ [o] in present tense.

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Present: I sell, he sells, etc. Past: I sold, he sold, etc.

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Present: 팔아요 [pa-ra-yo] Past: 팔았어요 [pa-ra-sseo-yo] Verb: 팔다 [pal-da]

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Present: 적어요 [jeo-geo-yo] Past: 적었어요 [jeo-geo-sseo-yo] Verb: 적다 [jeok-da]

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Present: I write, he writes, etc. Past: I wrote, you wrote, etc.

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Present: 샀어요 [sa-yo] Past: 샀어요 [sa-sseo-yo] Verb: 사다 [sa-da]

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Present: I buy, they buy, etc. Past: I bought, you bought, etc.

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Present: I play/hangout, etc. Past: I played/hungout, etc.

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Present: 놀아요 [no-ra-yo] Past: 놀았어요 [no-ra-sseo-yo] Verb: 놀다 [nol-da]

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Present: 기다려요 [gi-da-ryeo-yo] Past: 기다렸어요 [gi-da-ryeo-sseo-yo] Verb: 기다리다 [gi-da-ri-da]

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Present: I wait, he waits, etc. Past: I waited, he waited, etc.

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Present: 봐요 [bwa-yo] Past: 봤어요 [bwa-sseo-yo] Verb: 보다 [bo-da]

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Present: I see. I look. I watch, etc. Past: I saw, I looked, I watched, etc.

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Present: 와요 [wa-yo] Present: 왔어요 [wa-sseo-yo] Verb: 오다 [o-da]

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Present: I come, he comes, etc. Past: I came, he came, etc.