KOREAN VERB

계시다

to be, to stay (honorific)

Conjugation

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

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI am
NegativeI am not

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI was
NegativeI was not

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

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

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

할머니는 지금 집에 계세요.

Grandma is at home right now.
Past

김 사장님은 어제 하루 종일 사무실에 계셨어요.

Mr. Kim was in the office all day yesterday.
Future

박 선생님은 내일 학교에 계실 거예요.

Mrs. Park will be at school tomorrow.
Honorific

교수님은 지금 연구실에 계십니다.

The professor is in his office now.
Connectives

할머니가 집에 계시면 같이 점심을 먹어요.

When Grandma is at home, we have lunch together.
Requests and commands

안녕히 계세요, 내일 또 올 거예요.

Goodbye, I'll come again tomorrow.