Verbs List (Week 2)

Question 1

1. What is the present, past and future tense for 기다리다 (To wait)?

Answer 1

Past: 기다렸어요
Present: 기다려요
Future: 기다릴 거예요
- For dark vowels (ㅣ,ㅓ, ㅜ), the verb stem ends in -어요
- If the last vowel in the verb stem is ㅓ (eo), ㅜ (u), or ㅡ (eu), ㅣ(i) it’s considered a dark vowel.

Question 2

2. What is the present, past and future tense for배우다 (To learn)?

Answer 2

Past: 배웠어요
Present: 배워요
Future: 배울 거예요
- For Regular verbs (-다) the verd stem must be followed with for present tense will be 워요 (whi yo)

Question 3

3. What is the present, past and future tense for 운동하다 (To exercise)?

Answer 3

Past: 운동했어요
Present: 운동해요
Future: 운동할 거예요
- This is considered a 하다 verb so it will be conjugatedly differently

Question 4

4. What is the present, past and future tense for 만들다 (To make)?(Irregular verb!)

Answer 4

Past: 만들었어요
Present: 만들어요
Future: 만들 거예요
- The verb stem ending with (ㄹ drop) Irregular verb
- (을) is not needed an exception

Question 5

5. What is the present, past and future tense for 읽다 (To read)?

Answer 5

Past: 읽었어요
Present: 읽어요
Future: 읽을 거예요
- If the verb stem ends in a consonant → -을 거예요

Question 6

7. What is the present, past and future tense for 일어나다 (To wake up / To get up)

Answer 6

Past: 일어났어요
Present: 일어나요
Future: 일어날 거예요
- For bright vowels (ㅏ, ㅗ), the verb stem ends in -아요
- If the last vowel in the verb stem is either ㅏ (a) or ㅗ (o), it’s considered a bright vowel.

Question 7

6. What is the present, past and future tense for 도와주다 (To help)?

Answer 7

Past: 도와줬어요
Present: 도와줘요
Future: 도와줄 거예요
- For dark vowels (ㅣ,ㅓ, ㅜ), the verb stem ends in -어요
- If the last vowel in the verb stem is ㅓ (eo), ㅜ (u), or ㅡ (eu), ㅣ(i) it’s considered a dark vowel.