🎯 50 Must-Know Verbs in Past Tense — Talk About What Already Happened
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Step 1. Look, Listen, Speak, Write & Relax: Look at the word. Press the listen button and repeat again and again until you feel you’ve fully memorized it! Input the word into your brain using your eyes, ears, and mouth muscles. Write it down if you want to practice writing as well! Then, take a 10-minute break. Close your eyes and comfortably recall the words like you are meditating. Don’t force it, just relax!
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🔧 How to Build the Past Tense (-았어요/었어요)
Same rule as Haeyo Form present tense — just look at the last vowel of the stem, but this time add -았어요, -었어요, or -했어요:
- Stem’s last vowel is ㅏ or ㅗ → add -았어요 (가다 → 갔어요, 오다 → 왔어요)
- Any other vowel → add -었어요 (먹다 → 먹었어요, 마시다 → 마셨어요)
- -하다 verbs → always become -했어요 (일하다 → 일했어요, 공부하다 → 공부했어요)
🇵🇭 Parehong panuntunan tulad ng present tense — tingnan lang ang huling patinig ng stem, pero ngayon idagdag ang -았어요, -었어요, o -했어요: ㅏ/ㅗ → -았어요, ibang patinig → -었어요, at lahat ng -하다 verb → laging nagiging -했어요.
💡 Heads Up: A Few Irregulars
A handful of verbs in this list change their stem before adding the ending — 듣다 → 들었어요, 걷다 → 걸었어요, 모르다 → 몰랐어요, 쓰다 → 썼어요, 끄다 → 껐어요. Don’t worry about memorizing the grammar rule for these — just learn them as whole words, the same way you’re learning everything else here!
(May ilang verbs na nagbabago ang stem bago idagdag ang ending. Huwag mag-alala tungkol sa grammar rule para dito — matutunan lang ang mga ito bilang buong salita!)
📖 List of 50 Essential Verbs (Past Tense)
| Korean | Romanization / Real Sound | English / Tagalog |
|---|---|---|
| 1. 갔어요 | ga-sseo-yo [가써요] |
Went Pumunta |
| 2. 왔어요 | wa-sseo-yo [와써요] |
Came Dumating |
| 3. 먹었어요 | meo-geo-sseo-yo [머거써요] |
Ate Kumain |
| 4. 마셨어요 | ma-syeo-sseo-yo [마셔써요] |
Drank Uminom |
| 5. 잤어요 | ja-sseo-yo [자써요] |
Slept Natulog |
| 6. 일어났어요 | il-eo-na-sseo-yo [이러나써요] |
Woke up Gumising |
| 7. 일했어요 | il-hae-sseo-yo [이래써요] |
Worked Nagtrabaho |
| 8. 쉬었어요 | swi-eo-sseo-yo [쉬어써요] |
Rested Nagpahinga |
| 9. 운동했어요 | un-dong-hae-sseo-yo [운동해써요] |
Exercised Nag-ehersisyo |
| 10. 공부했어요 | gong-bu-hae-sseo-yo [공부해써요] |
Studied Nag-aral |
| 11. 봤어요 | bwa-sseo-yo [봐써요] |
Saw, Watched Nanood |
| 12. 읽었어요 | il-geo-sseo-yo [일거써요] |
Read Nagbasa |
| 13. 썼어요 | sseo-sseo-yo [써써요] |
Wrote Sumulat |
| 14. 들었어요 | deu-reo-sseo-yo [드러써요] |
Listened Nakinig |
| 15. 말했어요 | mal-hae-sseo-yo [마래써요] |
Spoke Nagsalita |
| 16. 만났어요 | man-na-sseo-yo [만나써요] |
Met Nakipagkita |
| 17. 샀어요 | sa-sseo-yo [사써요] |
Bought Bumili |
| 18. 팔았어요 | pa-ra-sseo-yo [파라써요] |
Sold Nagbenta |
| 19. 입었어요 | i-beo-sseo-yo [이버써요] |
Wore Nagsuot |
| 20. 벗었어요 | beo-seo-sseo-yo [버서써요] |
Took off Naghubad |
| 21. 씻었어요 | ssi-seo-sseo-yo [씨서써요] |
Washed Naghugas |
| 22. 청소했어요 | cheong-so-hae-sseo-yo [청소해써요] |
Cleaned Naglinis |
| 23. 요리했어요 | yo-ri-hae-sseo-yo [요리해써요] |
Cooked Nagluto |
| 24. 전화했어요 | jeon-hwa-hae-sseo-yo [저나해써요] |
Called Tumawag |
| 25. 기다렸어요 | gi-da-ryeo-sseo-yo [기다려써요] |
Waited Naghintay |
| 26. 탔어요 | ta-sseo-yo [타써요] |
Rode Sumakay |
| 27. 내렸어요 | nae-ryeo-sseo-yo [내려써요] |
Got off Bumaba |
| 28. 걸었어요 | geo-reo-sseo-yo [거러써요] |
Walked Naglakad |
| 29. 뛰었어요 | ttwi-eo-sseo-yo [뛰어써요] |
Ran Tumakbo |
| 30. 알았어요 | a-ra-sseo-yo [아라써요] |
Knew Nalaman |
| 31. 몰랐어요 | mol-la-sseo-yo [몰라써요] |
Didn’t know Hindi nalaman |
| 32. 물었어요 | mu-reo-sseo-yo [무러써요] |
Asked Nagtanong |
| 33. 대답했어요 | dae-dap-hae-sseo-yo [대다패써요] |
Answered Sumagot |
| 34. 줬어요 | jwo-sseo-yo [줘써요] |
Gave Nagbigay |
| 35. 받았어요 | ba-da-sseo-yo [바다써요] |
Received Tumanggap |
| 36. 빌렸어요 | bil-lyeo-sseo-yo [빌려써요] |
Borrowed Humiram |
| 37. 가르쳤어요 | ga-reu-chyeo-sseo-yo [가르쳐써요] |
Taught Nagturo |
| 38. 배웠어요 | bae-wo-sseo-yo [배워써요] |
Learned Natuto |
| 39. 찾았어요 | cha-ja-sseo-yo [차자써요] |
Found Naghanap |
| 40. 잃어버렸어요 | i-reo-beo-ryeo-sseo-yo [이러버려써요] |
Lost Nawala |
| 41. 열었어요 | yeo-reo-sseo-yo [여러써요] |
Opened Nagbukas |
| 42. 닫았어요 | da-da-sseo-yo [다다써요] |
Closed Nagsara |
| 43. 켰어요 | kyeo-sseo-yo [켜써요] |
Turned on Binuksan |
| 44. 껐어요 | kkeo-sseo-yo [꺼써요] |
Turned off Pinatay |
| 45. 좋아했어요 | jo-a-hae-sseo-yo [조아해써요] |
Liked Ginusto |
| 46. 싫어했어요 | si-reo-hae-sseo-yo [시러해써요] |
Disliked Inayawan |
| 47. 시작했어요 | si-ja-kae-sseo-yo [시자캐써요] |
Started Nagsimula |
| 48. 끝났어요 | kkeun-na-sseo-yo [끈나써요] |
Finished Natapos |
| 49. 만들었어요 | man-deu-reo-sseo-yo [만드러써요] |
Made Gumawa |
| 50. 사용했어요 | sa-yong-hae-sseo-yo [사용해써요] |
Used Gumamit |
✏️ Self-Test
💡 Write the answers in your notebook! (Isulat ang mga sagot sa iyong notebook!)
| Korean (Hangul) | Your Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. 갔어요 | |
| 2. 왔어요 | |
| 3. 먹었어요 | |
| 4. 마셨어요 | |
| 5. 잤어요 | |
| 6. 일어났어요 | |
| 7. 일했어요 | |
| 8. 쉬었어요 | |
| 9. 운동했어요 | |
| 10. 공부했어요 | |
| 11. 봤어요 | |
| 12. 읽었어요 | |
| 13. 썼어요 | |
| 14. 들었어요 | |
| 15. 말했어요 | |
| 16. 만났어요 | |
| 17. 샀어요 | |
| 18. 팔았어요 | |
| 19. 입었어요 | |
| 20. 벗었어요 | |
| 21. 씻었어요 | |
| 22. 청소했어요 | |
| 23. 요리했어요 | |
| 24. 전화했어요 | |
| 25. 기다렸어요 | |
| 26. 탔어요 | |
| 27. 내렸어요 | |
| 28. 걸었어요 | |
| 29. 뛰었어요 | |
| 30. 알았어요 | |
| 31. 몰랐어요 | |
| 32. 물었어요 | |
| 33. 대답했어요 | |
| 34. 줬어요 | |
| 35. 받았어요 | |
| 36. 빌렸어요 | |
| 37. 가르쳤어요 | |
| 38. 배웠어요 | |
| 39. 찾았어요 | |
| 40. 잃어버렸어요 | |
| 41. 열었어요 | |
| 42. 닫았어요 | |
| 43. 켰어요 | |
| 44. 껐어요 | |
| 45. 좋아했어요 | |
| 46. 싫어했어요 | |
| 47. 시작했어요 | |
| 48. 끝났어요 | |
| 49. 만들었어요 | |
| 50. 사용했어요 |