Korean verb tenses chart (with PDF cheatsheet)

Korean verb tenses cheatsheet

Here is a summary list of commonly used Korean verb tenses complete with examples for beginners.

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Present Tense

Last vowel is 아	-아요	가다➜가요; 받다➜받아요
Last vowel is 오	-아요	오다➜와요; 놀다➜놀아요
Other vowels	-어요	입다➜입어요; 배우다➜배워요; 마시다➜마셔요
N-하다	+여요 = 해요	운동하다➜운동해요
N-이다 (N ends in vowel)	+에요 = 예요	사과이다➜사과예요
N-이다 (N ends in consonant)	+에요 = 이에요	책이다➜책이에요

Past Tense

Last vowel is 아	-았어요	사다➜샀어요; 팔다➜팔았어요
Last vowel is 오	-았어요	보다➜봤어요; 높다➜높았어요
Other vowels	-었어요	읽다➜읽었어요; 기다리다➜기다렸어요
N-하다	+였어요 = 했어요	공부하다➜공부했어요
N-이다 (N ends in vowel)	+었어요 = 였어요	건호사이다➜건호사였어요
N-이다 (N ends in consonant)	+었어요 = 이었어요	학생이다➜학생이었어요

Future Tense

Statement of fact	Ends with vowel	-ㄹ 거예요	주다➜줄 거예요
Statement of fact	Ends with consonant	-을 거예요	씻다➜씻을 거예요
First person	Ends with vowel	-ㄹ게요	보내다➜보낼게요
First person	Ends with consonant	-을게요	먹다➜먹을게요
Determination / guess		-겠어요	알다➜알겠어요

Present Continuous

All cases

-고 있어요

찾다➜찾고 있어요

Past Perfect

Last vowel is 아 /오	-았었어요	많다➜많았었어요
Other vowels	-었었어요	적다➜적었었어요
N-하다	+였었어요 = 했었어요	일하다➜일했었어요

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