To make a sentence with past tense, we need to add particles in the place of -다 verb particle. These particles are:

> 았어요

> 었어요

> 였어요

:

1) If a verb (after removal of -다) ends with ㅏ or ㅗ , we add 았요 to it.

:

가 + 았어요 = 갔어요 = went

자 + 았어요 = 잤어요 = slept

보 + 았어요 = 봤어요 = saw

2) If a verb (after removal of -다) ends with any other vowel or consonant except ㅏ or ㅗ , we add 었요.

:

먹 + 었요 = 먹었요 = ate

읽 + 었요 = 읽었요 = read (past tense)

3) If a verb (after removal of -다) is 하 , we add 여요. Remember that this rule is only used for 하다.

:

하 + 였요 = 하였요 → 했어요 = did

안녕♡