verb

먹다

to eat

Verb conjugations

먹

Dictionary form

먹다

Base form you look up in a dictionary

Verb stem

먹

Remove 다 before adding most endings

Polite present

먹어요

Everyday polite speech

Polite past

먹었어요

Polite form for completed actions

Polite future

먹을 거예요

Polite form for will or going to

Plain present

먹는다

Written/plain present form

Negative polite

안 먹어요

Everyday polite negative form

Example

저녁을 먹어요.

I eat dinner.

Note

먹다 becomes 먹어요 in polite present tense.