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Past Tense, Connectives & Aspect

Past tense, connective endings, progressive and tense system
았/었어요 — past tense
at/eosseoyo — past tense
at/eosseoyo
먹었어요 = ate; 갔어요 = went (polite past)
과거형 만드는 법
forming the past tense
past formation
아/어요 → 았/었어요: 먹어요 → 먹었어요
이었어요 / 였어요 — was
ieosseoyo / yeosseoyo — was
ieosseoyo / yeosseoyo
Past of 이다: 학생이었어요 = was a student
있었어요 / 없었어요
there was / there wasn't
isseosseoyo / eopseosseoyo
Past of 있다 / 없다
고 — and then / verb connector
go — and then (connecting verbs)
-go
먹고 마셔요 = eat and drink
아서/어서 — because / and then
aseo/eoseo — because / sequential
-aseo/-eoseo
배고파서 먹어요 = eat because hungry
지만 — but
jiman — but (contrast)
-jiman
비싸지만 맛있어요 = expensive but delicious
고 있어요 — progressive
go isseoyo — progressive
-go isseoyo
먹고 있어요 = am eating (action in progress)
아/어 있어요 — resultant state
a/eo isseoyo — resultant state
-a/eo isseoyo
앉아 있어요 = is sitting (state)
ㄴ/은 적이 있다 — have done
n/eun jeogeui itda — have done before
-n jeogeui itda
한국에 간 적이 있어요 = have been to Korea