KOREAN VERB

원하다

to want (a thing, a date, an answer)

Conjugation

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

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI want
NegativeI don’t want

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI wanted
NegativeI didn’t want

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

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

Form	Polite	Formal
PresentI want (respectfully)
PastI wanted (respectfully)
FutureI will want (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

손님들은 조용한 창가 자리를 원해요.

The customers want a quiet seat by the window.
Past

저는 월요일 아침 예약을 원했어요.

I wanted a Monday morning appointment.
Future

회사는 아마 빠른 답을 원할 거예요.

The company will probably want a quick answer.
Honorific

어머니는 생신 선물로 뭘 원하세요?

What does your mother want for her birthday present?
Connectives

환불을 원하면 영수증을 꼭 가져오세요.

If you want a refund, be sure to bring the receipt.
Requests and commands

너무 많은 걸 한 번에 원하지 마세요.

Don't want too much all at once.

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

Intermediate Level 2 · 인쇄소가 이십 일에 원해요.

Advanced Level 1 · 주인은 구십만을 원하세요.

Fluency Level 2 · 추석엔 다들 이야기를 원해요.

The same pattern, on other verbs: 하다 verb.