Structure & Tenses

Question 1

Can do something

e.g. I can eat
e.g. I can study

Answer 1

Verb stem + ㄹ/을 수 있어요

e.g. 먹을 수 있어요
e.g. 공부할 수 있어요

Question 2

Can’t do something (polite casual)

e.g. I can’t eat
e.g. I can’t study

Answer 2

못 + Conjugated verb

e.g. 못 먹어요
e.g. 못 공부해요

Question 3

Can’t do something (polite formal)

e.g. I can’t eat
e.g. I can’t study

Answer 3

Verb stem + 지 못해요

e.g. 먹지 못해요
e.g. 공부하지 못해요

Question 4

Past tense (polite casual)

e.g. I ate
e.g. I studied

Answer 4

Conjugated verb + ㅆ어요

e.g. 먹었어요
e.g. 공부했어요

Question 5

Present negative (polite casual)

e.g. I don’t eat
e.g. I don’t study

Answer 5

안 + Conjugated verb

e.g. 안 먹어요
e.g. 안 공부해요

Question 6

Present negative (polite formal)

e.g. I don’t eat
e.g. I don’t study

Answer 6

Verb stem + 지 않아요

e.g. 먹지 않아요
e.g. 공부하지 않아요

Question 7

Past negative (polite casual)

e.g. I didn’t eat
e.g. I didn’t study

Answer 7

안 + conjugated verb + ㅆ어요

e.g. 안 먹었어요
e.g. 안 공부했어요

Question 8

Past negative (polite formal)

e.g. I don’t eat
e.g. I don’t study

Answer 8

Verb stem + 지 않았어요

e.g. 먹지 않았어요
e.g. 공부하지 않았어요

Question 9

Present progressive

e.g. I am eating
e.g. I am studying

Answer 9

Verb stem + 고 있어요

e.g. 먹고 있어요
e.g. 공부하고 있어요

Question 10

Past progressive

e.g. I was eating
e.g. I was studying

Answer 10

Verb stem + 고 있었어요

e.g. 먹고 있었어요
e.g. 공부하고 있었어요

Question 11

Future simple

e.g. I will eat
e.g. I will study

Answer 11

Verb stem + ㄹ/을 + 거예요

e.g. 먹을 거예요
e.g. 공부할 거예요

Question 12

Future progressive

e.g. I will be eating
e.g. I will be studying

Answer 12

Verb stem + 고 있을 거예요

e.g. 먹고 있을 거예요
e.g. 공부하고 있을 거예요