verb
읽다
to read
책을 읽어요.
I read a book.
Verb conjugations
읽Dictionary 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
Note
읽다 becomes 읽어요 in polite present tense.