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Level 1 · Unit 9

What did you do yesterday?

The tiger film with no tiger

Monday morning. Hoya's weekend was not what he planned.

This unit is part of the Level 1 Pass — opening soon.

Until then, you can find your level with the level test, or start at the beginning of Level 1.

What you’ll learn

  • V/A-았/었어요The past tense
  • N이었어요/였어요 · N이/가 아니었어요Was (a noun)
  • 그리고 · 그래서 · 그런데And, so, but
  • 안 V · N도 (review)Not, and too — in the past

Sori’s tips in this unit

  • How every past form is built — the fusion table
  • Why 하다 becomes 했어요 — and other stems worth memorising
  • Linking words: 하지만, 근데, 그럼 — and 그리고 vs 하고

The scene opens

  1. Sori

    호야 씨, 주말에 뭐 했어요?

    Hoya, what did you do at the weekend?

  2. Hoya

    토요일에 영화를 봤어요.

    I saw a film on Saturday.

  3. Sori

    무슨 영화를 봤어요?

    What film did you see?

Inside the unit

  1. 1
    SceneA short scene with Sori, Hoya and the people around them, every line with its English
  2. 2
    Grammar4 patterns: why you need it now, the rule, a table and examples
  3. 3
    Sori’s tipsExceptions, reasons and easily confused pairs
  4. 4
    Hoya’s notebookLife in Korea, in Hoya’s own words
  5. 5
    Words30 words, which go into your spaced review
  6. 6
    PracticeFill the gap, build the sentence, pick the reply — and fix Hoya’s mistakes
  7. 7
    Review roomQuestions from this unit and earlier ones, each marked with where it comes from
  8. 8
    Read & writeA short reading with questions, and a writing task with a model answer
  9. 9
    Cheat sheetThe whole unit on one printable card