KOREAN VERB

출근하다

to go to work, to start work (for the day)

Conjugation

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현재 · now and habits: polite, formal and casual speech

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI go to work
NegativeI don’t go to work

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI went to work
NegativeI didn’t go to work

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI will go to work
NegativeI won’t go to work

높임말 · to or about an elder: the -시- forms

Form	Polite	Formal
PresentI go to work (respectfully)
PastI went to work (respectfully)
FutureI will go to work (respectfully)

연결 어미 · and, so, if, because, but: joining two sentences

명령형 · -(으)세요, -(으)십시오, the casual form, -지 마세요

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

Present

저는 보통 여덟 시 반에 출근해요.

I usually get to work at half past eight.
Past

오늘은 늦잠을 자서 늦게 출근했어요.

Today I overslept and got to work late.
Future

다음 주부터는 지하철 말고 자전거로 출근할 거예요.

From next week I'll cycle to work instead of taking the subway.
Honorific

김 과장님은 오늘 몇 시에 출근하셨어요?

What time did Mr. Kim come in today?
Connectives

출근하고 나서 제일 먼저 커피를 마셔요.

After getting to work, the first thing I do is drink coffee.
Requests and commands

월요일에는 회의가 있으니까 일찍 출근하세요.

There's a meeting on Monday, so come in early.

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Intermediate Level 2 · 합격입니다. 사월부터 출근하십시오.

Advanced Level 1 · 교칙에 따라 당직 날에 출근합니다.

The same pattern, on other verbs: 하다 verb.