BEG 6 | Past Tense

Learn present tense ~어/아요 first, and the past tense is super easy!!!

Add ㅆ under the present tense ~아/어 and make it ~았/었.
Add another 어 and then 요 to make is polite.

좋아(요). am/are/is good. = 좋아 + ㅆ어(요). = 좋았어(요). was/were good.
싫어(요). am/are/is dislikable. = 싫어 + ㅆ어(요). = 싫었어(요). was/were dislikable.

EXAMPLES
오늘 날씨가 진짜 좋아요. Today’s weather is really nice.
어제 날씨가 진짜 좋았어요. Yesterday’s weather was really nice.

저는 이 드라마가 좋아요. As for me, this drama is good. (= I like this drama.)
저는 이 드라마가 좋았어요. As for me, this drama was good. (= I liked this drama.)

저는 이 드라마가 싫어요. As for me, this drama is dislikable. (= I hate this drama.)
저는 이 드라마가 싫었어요. As for me, this drama was dislikable . (= I hated this drama.)

해 do(es) – 했어 did : add ~요 to make it polite 했어요.
먹어 eat(s) – 먹었어 ate : add ~요 to make it polite 먹었어요.
가 go(es) – 갔어 went : add ~요 to make it polite 갔어요.
예뻐 (am/are/is pretty) – 예뻤어 was/were pretty : add ~요 to make it polite 예뻤어요.