verb

읽다

to read

Verb conjugations

읽

Dictionary form

읽다

Base form you look up in a dictionary

Verb stem

읽

Remove 다 before adding most endings

Polite present

읽어요

Everyday polite speech

Polite past

읽었어요

Polite form for completed actions

Polite future

읽을 거예요

Polite form for will or going to

Plain present

읽는다

Written/plain present form

Negative polite

안 읽어요

Everyday polite negative form

Example

책을 읽어요.

I read a book.

Note

읽다 becomes 읽어요 in polite present tense.