Easy Korean Level 4 - Workbook 20

Exercise 1: Present Tense Statements

Change the dictionary form verbs into the formal -ㅂ/습니다 form.

1. 크다 (to be big) -> __________________
2. 작다 (to be small) -> __________________
3. 일하다 (to work) -> __________________
4. 맛있다 (to be delicious) -> __________________
5. 살다 (to live - ㄹ irregular!) -> __________________

Exercise 2: Questions

Change the following -아요/어요 questions into formal -ㅂ/습니까? questions.

1. 지금 바빠요? (Are you busy now?) -> __________________
2. 어제 뭐 했어요? (What did you do yesterday?) -> __________________
3. 알아요? (Do you know?) -> __________________

Exercise 3: Translation

Translate into Korean using the formal ending.

1. Thank you. (감사하다) -> __________________________________________________
2. I am an American. (미국 사람, 이다) -> __________________________________________________

Answer Key

Exercise 1: 1. 큽니다 2. 작습니다 3. 일합니다 4. 맛있습니다 5. 삽니다 (Drop the ㄹ, add ㅂ니다: 살 -> 사 + ㅂ니다 = 삽니다)

Exercise 2: 1. 지금 바쁩니까? 2. 어제 뭐 했습니까? (Past tense marker 었 + 습니까) 3. 아십니까? (Usually when asking someone if they know, we add the honorific 시: 알다 -> 아시다 -> 아십니까?) Or simply 압니까? (Without honorific)

Exercise 3: 1. 감사합니다. 2. 저는 미국 사람입니다.