How to talk about the past in Korean with 았어요 and 었어요, plus "have tried", "have been" and "used to".
갔어요
Went
왔어요
Came
먹었어요
Ate
마셨어요
Drank
봤어요
Saw, watched
했어요
Did
만났어요
Met
샀어요
Bought
잤어요
Slept
일어났어요
Got up
읽었어요
Read (past)
들었어요
Listened, heard
배웠어요
Learned
공부했어요
Studied
일했어요
Worked
좋았어요
It was good
재미있었어요
It was fun
바빴어요
I was busy
추웠어요
It was cold
몰랐어요
I didn't know
어제 뭐 했어요?
What did you do yesterday?
주말에 친구를 만났어요
I met a friend at the weekend
아침을 안 먹었어요
I didn't eat breakfast
작년에 한국에 갔어요
I went to Korea last year
영화가 재미있었어요
The film was fun
어제 잠을 못 잤어요
I couldn't sleep last night
벌써 끝났어요
It's already finished
아직 안 했어요
I haven't done it yet
언제 왔어요?
When did you come?
한국 음식 먹어 봤어요?
Have you ever tried Korean food?
네, 먹어 봤어요
Yes, I have tried it
제주도에 가 본 적이 있어요
I have been to Jeju Island
어렸을 때 부산에 살았어요
When I was a child I lived in Busan
지난 주말에 비가 왔어요
It rained last weekend
길이 막혀서 늦었어요
I was late because of the traffic
열쇠를 잃어버렸어요
I lost my keys
다 먹었어요
I ate it all
했었어요
Had done, used to do (a more distant past)
예전에 수영을 했었어요
I used to swim before
숙제 다 했어요?
Did you finish your homework?