KOREAN VERB

열다

to open

Conjugation

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

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI open
NegativeI don’t open

과거 · finished actions: 갔어요, 갔습니다, 갔어

Form	Polite	Formal	Casual
AffirmativeI opened
NegativeI didn’t open

미래 · plans and guesses: -(으)ㄹ 거예요

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

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

Form	Polite	Formal
PresentI open (respectfully)
PastI opened (respectfully)
FutureI will open (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

아침마다 창문을 열어요.

I open the window every morning.
Past

민준 씨가 가게 문을 열었어요.

Min-jun opened the shop door.
Future

새 식당은 다음 달에 문을 열 거예요.

The new restaurant will open next month.
Honorific

박 사장님이 아홉 시에 가게를 여세요.

Mrs. Park opens the shop at nine.
Connectives

창문을 열면 바람이 들어와요.

If you open the window, the breeze comes in.
Requests and commands

추우니까 창문을 열지 마세요.

It's cold, so please don't open the window.