KOREAN VERB

지켜보다

to watch over, to keep an eye on

Conjugation

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

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI watch over
NegativeI don’t watch over

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI watched over
NegativeI didn’t watch over

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI will watch over
NegativeI won’t watch over

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

Form	Polite	Formal
PresentI watch over (respectfully)
PastI watched over (respectfully)
FutureI will watch over (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

엄마는 벤치에 앉아서 아이들을 지켜봐요.

Mum sits on the bench and watches the children.
Past

어젯밤에 동생 열을 밤새 지켜봤어요.

Last night I watched my little brother's fever all night.
Future

국이 끓는 동안 제가 지켜볼 거예요.

I'll keep an eye on the soup while it boils.
Honorific

할머니가 창가에 앉아 손주들을 지켜보셨어요.

Grandma sat by the window and watched the grandchildren.
Connectives

조금만 더 지켜보고 나서 결정합시다.

Let's watch a little longer and then decide.
Requests and commands

제가 나간 동안 아기를 잘 지켜보세요.

Keep a good eye on the baby while I'm out.

지켜보다 is 지키다, to guard, plus 보다: watching with care, over a child or a pot on the stove.

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Advanced Level 2 · 수업을 지켜볼게요.

The same pattern, on other verbs: verb.