KOREAN VERB

세수하다

to wash one's face

Conjugation

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

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI wash one's face
NegativeI don’t wash one's face

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI washed one's face
NegativeI didn’t wash one's face

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI will wash one's face
NegativeI won’t wash one's face

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

Form	Polite	Formal
PresentI wash one's face (respectfully)
PastI washed one's face (respectfully)
FutureI will wash one's face (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 아침에 일어나자마자 찬물로 세수해요.

As soon as I get up in the morning, I wash my face in cold water.
Past

아침에 찬물로 세수했어요, 그래도 졸려요.

I washed my face in cold water this morning, but I'm still sleepy.
Future

이따가 자기 전에 꼭 세수할 거예요.

I'll definitely wash my face later, before bed.
Honorific

할아버지는 아침마다 마당 수돗가에서 세수하세요.

Grandpa washes his face at the tap in the yard every morning.
Connectives

세수하고 나서 바로 로션을 발라요.

After washing my face, I put on lotion right away.
Requests and commands

수아야, 밥 먹기 전에 세수해.

Su-a, wash your face before you eat.

세수 is only the face; washing your hands is 손을 씻다 and washing your hair is 머리를 감다.

The same pattern, on other verbs: 하다 verb.