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Learn to express past actions and states with 았/었어요.
Past Tense 았/었어요
V/Adj stem + 았/었어요
The past tense is formed by adding 았/었어요 to verb and adjective stems: • If stem vowel is ㅏ or ㅗ → add 았어요 - 가다 (go) → 갔어요 - 오다 (come) → 왔어요 • Otherwise → add 었어요 - 먹다 (eat) → 먹었어요 - 마시다 (drink) → 마셨어요 • 하다 verbs → 했어요 - 공부하다 → 공부했어요 Common irregular past tenses: • 듣다 (listen) → 들었어요 (ㄷ irregular) • 덥다 (hot) → 더웠어요 (ㅂ irregular)
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어제 뭐 했어요? 저는 친구를 만났어요. 같이 밥을 먹었어요. 맛있었어요! 그리고 영화를 봤어요. 재미있었어요.
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