A/V-았/었/였어요=Grammar The Past Tense

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A/V-았/었/였어요-Grammar The Past Tense

1. Detail Explanation
“-았/었/였어요”.  The rule is the same as the present tense.
It is always use with family members or friends
In declarative form : V/A-았/었어요
In Interrogative form : V/A-았/었어요?
2.The present tense
If the last vowel or adjective of the verb stem is 아 orㅗ it is followed by 았어요
- if the word stem ends in a consonant, 았어요 is added
V/A Base + 았어요 V/A + 았어요
앉다 앉 + 았어요 않았어요 To seat
있다 있습니다 있습니까? To have
살다 살 + 았어요 살았어요 To live
알다 알 + 았어요 알았어요 To know
좋다 좋 + 았어요 좋았어요 Be good
작다 작 + 았어요 작았어요 Be small
많다 많 + 았어요 많았어요 Be many
if the word stem ends in a vowel, 아 is deleted and add 았어요
Verb Base + 았아요 V/A + 았아요
오다 오 + 았아요 왔어요 To came
가다 가 + 았아요 갔어요 To gone
만나다 만나 + 았아요 만났어요 To met
끝나다 끝나 + 았아요 끝났어요 To finished
자다 자 + 았아요 잤어요 To slep
2.if the last vowel or adjective of the verb stem is not ㅏ or ㅗ , it is followed by 었어요.
[Note***] - ㅣ + 었어요=> 였어요
V/A Base + 었어요 V/A + 었어요
먹다 먹 + 었어요 먹었어요 Will cry
신다 신 + 었어요 신었어요 To wear
쓰다 쓰 + 었어요 썼어요 To used
주다 주 + 었어요 줬어요 To gave
크다 커 + 었어요 컸어요 Be grew up
만들다 만들 + 었어요 만들었어요 To made
힘들다 힘들 + 었어요 힘들었어요 Was hard
재미있다 재미있 + 었어요 재미있었어요 Was fun
맛있다 맛있 + 어요 맛있어요 Was good
마시다 마시 + 어요 마셨어요 To drank
헤어지다 헤어지 + 어요 헤어졌어요 To broke up
3.If a verb ends in 하다, change 하다 to 해요.
V/A Base + 했어요 Interrogative V/A + 했어요
공부하다 공부 + 했어요 공부했어요 To studied
샤워하다 샤워 + 했어요 샤워했어요 To took a shower
가다 갑니다 갑니까? To go
예쁘다 예쁩니다 예쁩니까? To be beautiful
보내다 보내다 보냅니까? To send
5.Examples:
1. A 지금 뭐 했어요?
What did you do now?
B. 책을 읽었어요.
I red a book.
2. A.어디에 갔어요?
Where did you go?
B.집에 갔어요.
I went home.
3. A.몇 시에 운동를 했어요?
What time did you exercise?
B.항상 6시에 운동를 했어요.
I always exercised at 6 o'clock.
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