Lesson 27: Using ~던/었던 to Describe Past Tense

Question 1

내가 지금까지 입던 옷을 내일 버릴 거야

Answer 1

Tomorrow, I am going to throw out the clothes that I have been wearing until now

Question 2

내가 읽던 책은 재미없었어

Answer 2

The book I was reading wasn’t funny

Question 3

이 빵은 내가 자주 먹던 빵이야

Answer 3

This bread is bread that I ate often

Question 4

제가 매일 마시던 주스를 샀어요

Answer 4

I bought the juice that I drink everyday

Question 5

여기가 내가 근무하던 곳이야

Answer 5

This place (here) is the place that I worked

Question 6

2015년에 쓰던 달력을 내일 버릴 거예요

Answer 6

Tomorrow, I am going to throw out the calendar that I used to use in 2015

Question 7

제가 자주 가던 약국이 오늘부터 문을 닫을 거예요

Answer 7

The pharmacy that I had been going to often will close its doors from today

Question 8

이 빵은 슬기가 자주 먹던 빵이야

Answer 8

This bread is bread that Seulgi eats often

Question 9

이곳에 근무하던 우체국 직원이 삶을 영원히 포기했어요

Answer 9

The worker/employee who used to work at this post-office gave up on his life forever

Question 10

길을 밝히던 불이 꺼지고 나서 길이 어두워졌어요

Answer 10

The street became dark after the light that used to brighten the street went out

Question 11

방금 들어온 사람은 우리 가게에 자주 오던 손님이야

Answer 11

The person who just came in is a customer who comes to the store often

Question 12

그 컴퓨터는 작년에 썼던 거예요

Answer 12

That is the computer I had used last year

Question 13

저는 애기가 썼던 휴지를 다 버렸어요

Answer 13

I threw out all the tissue paper that the baby had used

Question 14

한때 포기했던 시험을 다시 공부했어요

Answer 14

I again studied for the exam that I once gave up on

Question 15

우리가 지난 번에 먹었던 곳에서 먹고 싶어요

Answer 15

I want to eat at the place that we ate at last time

Question 16

대통령이 여기에 살았던 시민들에게 돈을 줬어요

Answer 16

The president gave money to those who once lived here

Question 17

우리가 지난 주에 배웠던 내용을 다시 공부할 거예요

Answer 17

I will study the contents that we had learned last week again

Question 18

작년에 사업에 실패했던 남자가 새로운 기술을 발견했어요

Answer 18

The man who had failed at (starting his own) business last year discovered a new technology

Question 19

한때 저의 손님이었던 사람이 이제는 유명한 예술가가 되었다

Answer 19

The person who had been my customer at one time has now become a famous artist

Question 20

고장으로 계속 멈추는 버스를 탔던 승객들이 다른 버스를 탔어요

Answer 20

The passengers who had been riding the bus that kept stopping because it is/was broken got on another bus

Question 21

맑던 하늘이 갑자기 어두워졌어요

Answer 21

The sky that I recall being clear until now suddenly became dark

Question 22

따뜻하던 날씨가 비가 오고 나서 추워졌어요

Answer 22

The weather that I remember being warm until now got cold after it rained

Question 23

조용하던 길이 사람들이 집에서 나오기 시작하고 나서 시끄러워졌어요

Answer 23

The street that I recall being quiet until now got loud after people started coming out of their houses