Completed actions before a performance
Use the basic past to recount preparations: 준비하다 → 준비했어요, 찾다 → 찾았어요. Each completed action can be its own short sentence, with and to show order.
means disappeared/is gone, and means broke/is broken. These useful result phrases are learned as whole verbs. There is no need to introduce a separate perfect tense.
For before an action, use the stem plus : . This is a small, useful time pattern. Contrast noun plus : .
공연을 준비했어요.I prepared the concert.
마우스피스를 찾았어요.I found the mouthpiece.
마우스피스가 없어졌어요.The mouthpiece disappeared.
공연 전에 만났어요.We met before the concert.
연주하기 전에 찾아요.We look for it before playing.
먼저 찾아요.We look for it first.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful forms
Tap the highlighted form described in this unit.
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I prepared the concert.
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I found the mouthpiece.
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The mouthpiece disappeared.
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We met before the concert.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the friendly polite form
Choose the form that fits the English meaning and the polite sentence.
공연을 .
I prepared the concert.
마우스피스를 .
I found the mouthpiece.
마우스피스가 .
The mouthpiece disappeared.
공연 만났어요.
We met before the concert.
연주하 찾아요.
We look for it before playing.
먼저 .
We look for it first.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete a short message
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
마우스피스가 .
The mouthpiece disappeared.
공연 만났어요.
We met before the concert.
연주하 찾아요.
We look for it before playing.
먼저 .
We look for it first.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build useful sentences
Put the words in order.
Yes. The mouthpiece disappeared.
We met before the concert.
We look for it before playing.
Yes. We look for it first.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
I prepared the concert.
You say:
Use the form and meaning explained in this unit.
I prepared the concert.
You say:
Use the form and meaning explained in this unit.
I found the mouthpiece.
You say:
Use the form and meaning explained in this unit.
I found the mouthpiece.
You say:
Use the form and meaning explained in this unit.
The mouthpiece disappeared.
You say:
Use the form and meaning explained in this unit.
The mouthpiece disappeared.
You say:
Use the form and meaning explained in this unit.
We met before the concert.
You say:
Use the form and meaning explained in this unit.
We met before the concert.
You say:
Use the form and meaning explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
