그렇다 (to be so, to be like that) · Korean verb conjugation

Conjugation

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

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI am so
NegativeI am not so

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI was so
NegativeI was not so

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI will be so
NegativeI won’t be so

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

Form	Polite	Formal
PresentI am so (respectfully)
PastI was so (respectfully)
FutureI will be so (respectfully)

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

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

Present

네, 맞아요. 저도 아침에는 그래요.

Yes, that's right. I'm like that in the morning too.
Past

어릴 때는 저도 그랬어요, 걱정 마세요.

When I was little I was like that too, don't worry.
Future

내일도 아마 그럴 거예요. 날씨가 안 바뀌어요.

It'll probably be like that tomorrow too. The weather isn't changing.
Honorific

할머니도 그러세요? 저도 아침엔 입맛이 없어요.

Is it like that for you too, Grandma? I've no appetite in the morning either.
Connectives

날씨가 계속 그러면 소풍은 취소할게요.

If the weather stays like that, I'll cancel the picnic.

그래요? is "really?", 그렇죠 "right?", and 그래서, 그러면, 그러니까 are the words "so", "then", "that's why".

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Fluency Level 1 · 아, 그렇네. 질문이 뭐야?

Fluency Level 2 · 얼굴이 왜 그래요?

The same pattern, on other verbs: descriptive verb.