Korean present tense practice questions

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As a Korean learner, you are most likely to learn how to conjugate words into the present tense in the earlier stages of your studies. While this type of conjugation is quite straight forward practice always makes perfect as well as this is a good time to learn some more vocabulary.

If you need to recap the present tense, check out this post here.

Activity 1

Conjugate the below verbs to present tense.

  1. 춤추다 – to dance
  2. 타다 – to ride
  3. 여행하다 – to travel
  4. 싸우다 – to fight
  5. 지다 – to loose
  6. 도와주다 – to help
  7. 빌리다 – to borrow
  8. 끝나다 – to finish
  9. 넣다 – to put (something in)
  10. 먹다 – to eat

Activity 2

Fill the blanks with the correctly conjugated word.

  1. 언제 _______________? (언제 – when) When are you going?
  2. 밤에만 ______________. (밤 – night, 에 – in/at/on, 만 – only) I only sleep at night.
  3. 뭐 ______________? (뭐 – what) What are you eating?
  4. 저는 매일 일기를 _____________. (저 – I, 는 – topic marking particle, 매일 – everyday, 일기 – journal, 를 – object marking particle) I write journal every day.
  5. 도서관에 책 ________________. (도서관 – library, 에 – in/at/on, 책 – book) I read a book in the library.
  6. 그 병 ____________. (그 – that, 병 – bottle) Give me that bottle.
  7. 엄마한테 요리 ________________. (엄마 – mom, 한테 – from/to, 요리 – cooking) I learn cooking from my mum.
  8. 주말에 _____________. (주말 – weekend, 에 – on/in/at) I am working on the weekend.
  9. 열심히 ______________. (열심히 – diligently/hard) I am studying hard.
  10. 친구가 내일 __________. (친구 – friend, 가 – subject marking particle, 내일 – tomorrow) My friend is coming tomorrow.
  11. 저는 학교까지 매일 ____________. (저 – I, 는 – topic marking particle, 학교 – school, 까지 – until, 매일 – everyday) I walk to school every day.
  12. 제 동생이 다음달에 ______________. (제 – my, 동생 – younger sibling, 이 – subject marking particle, 다음 – next, 달 – month, 에 – in/at/on) My younger sister is getting married next month.
  13. 오늘밤 좋은 _____________. (오늘밤 – tonight, 좋은 – good/nice) Have a nice dream tonight.
  14. 여기 ___________. (여기 – here) Look here.
  15. 저도 ____________. (저 – I, 도 – also) I also know.
  16. 이거 __________? (이거 – this) You don’t know this?
  17. 조금만 ___________. (조금 – little, 만 – only) Drink only a little.
  18. 하나는 사과 _____________. (하나 – Hannah, 는 – topic marking particle, 사과 – apple) Hannah hates apples.
  19. 천천히 ___________. (천천히 – slowly) Speak slowly.
  20. 너무 ____________. (너무 – very) I am very bored.

(Words to choose from; 싫어하다, 배우다, 알다, 결혼하다, 읽다, 마시다, 오다, 심심하다, 걷다, 자다, 주다, 꿈꾸다, 모르다, 일하다, 가다, 보다, 말하다, 쓰다, 먹다, 전화하다)

Activity 3

Listen to the below recording and write down the words in the present tense form (each word will be repeated twice) and translate to English/or your own language.

Activity 4

Listen to the below recording and write down the full sentence (each sentence will be repeated twice).

Activity 5

Identify which words are conjugated correctly and which ones are not. Correct the words that are not conjugated correctly.

  1. 키우어요
  2. 먹어요
  3. 하애요
  4. 걱정하요
  5. 봐요
  6. 놀어요
  7. 써요
  8. 추어요
  9. 말해요
  10. 반가워요

(Words to choose from; 쓰다, 걱정하다, 반갑다, 먹다, 말하다, 하다, 키우다, 보다, 춥다, 놀다)

Activity 1 Answers

Conjugate the below verbs to present tense.

  1. 춤추다 – 춤춰요
  2. 타다 – 타요
  3. 여행하다 – 여행해요
  4. 싸우다 – 싸워요
  5. 지다 – 져요
  6. 도와주다 – 도와줘요
  7. 빌리다 – 빌려요
  8. 끝나다 – 끝나요
  9. 넣다 – 넣어요
  10. 먹다 – 먹어요

Activity 2 Answers

  1. 언제 가요? (언제 – when) When are you going?
  2. 밤에만 자요. (밤 – night, 에 – in/at/on, 만 – only) I only sleep at night.
  3. 뭐 먹어요? (뭐 – what) What are you eating?
  4. 저는 매일 일기를 써요. (저 – I, 는 – topic marking particle, 매일 – everyday, 일기 – journal, 를 – object marking particle) I write journal every day.
  5. 도서관에 책 읽어요. (도서관 – library, 에 – in/at/on, 책 – book) I read a book in the library.
  6. 그 병 줘요. (그 – that, 병 – bottle) Give me that bottle.
  7. 엄마한테 요리 배워요. (엄마 – mom, 한테 – from/to, 요리 – cooking) I learn cooking from my mum.
  8. 주말에 일해요. (주말 – weekend, 에 – on/in/at) I am working on the weekend.
  9. 열심히 공부해요. (열심히 – diligently/hard) I am studying hard.
  10. 친구가 내일 와요. (친구 – friend, 가 – subject marking particle, 내일 – tomorrow) My friend is coming tomorrow.
  11. 저는 학교까지 매일 걸어요. (저 – I, 는 – topic marking particle, 학교 – school, 까지 – until, 매일 – everyday) I walk to school every day.
  12. 제 동생이 다음달에 결혼해요. (제 – my, 동생 – younger sibling, 이 – subject marking particle, 다음 – next, 달 – month, 에 – in/at/on) My younger sister is getting married next month.
  13. 오늘밤 좋은 꿈꿔요. (오늘밤 – tonight, 좋은 – good/nice) Have a nice dream tonight.
  14. 여기 봐요. (여기 – here) Look here.
  15. 저도 알아요. (저 – I, 도 – also) I also know.
  16. 이거 몰라요? (이거 – this) You don’t know this?
  17. 조금만 마셔요. (조금 – little, 만 – only) Drink only a little.
  18. 하나는 사과 싫어해요. (하나 – Hannah, 는 – topic marking particle, 사과 – apple) Hannah hates apples.
  19. 천천히 말해요. (천천히 – slowly) Speak slowly.
  20. 너무 심심해요. (너무 – very) I am very bored.

Activity 3 Answers

  1. 하다 –> 해요 (to do)
  2. 보다 — > 봐요 (to see)
  3. 알다 –> 알아요 (to know)
  4. 먹다 –> 먹어요 (to eat)
  5. 쓰다 –> 써요 (to write)
  6. 오다 –> 와요 (to come)
  7. 자다 –> 자요 (to sleep)
  8. 모르다 –> 몰라요 (to not know – irregular)
  9. 괜찮다 –> 괜찮아요 (to be ok)
  10. 공부하다 –> 공부해요 (to study)

Activity 4 Answers

  1. 친구가 내일 와요 – My friend is coming tomorrow.
  2. 아침에 학교 가요 – I am going to school in the morning.
  3. 이거 봐요 – Look at this!
  4. 엄마가 요리 해요 – My mum is cooking.
  5. 지금 시간이 없어요 – I don’t have time right now.
  6. 저녁 언제 먹어요? – When do you eat dinner?
  7. 열심히 일해요 – I work hard.

Activity 5 Answers

  1. 키우어요 – 키워요 (to raise, to grow, to bring up)
  2. 먹어요 – Correct (to eat)
  3. 하애요 – 해요 (to do)
  4. 걱정하요 – 걱정해요 (to worry)
  5. 봐요 – Correct (to see)
  6. 놀어요 – 놀아요 (to play, to hang out)
  7. 써요 – Correct (to write)
  8. 추어요 – 추워요 (to be cold)
  9. 말해요 – Correct (to speak)
  10. 반가워요 – Correct (to be glad)
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