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Past habitual experience

Used to share or ask about a past experience. The past experience must have been habitual and not a one-time occurrence.

• 어릴 때 엄마가 해주시던 밥이 정말 맛있었어.

  어릴 때 엄마가 해주시던 바비 정말 마시써써.said like thiseoril ttae eommaga haejusideon babi jeongmal masisseosseo.

  The food my mom would make for me when I was little was really delicious.

• 신입 사원일 때 자주 입던 옷인데 지금도 가끔 입어.

  시닙 사워닐 때 자주 입떤 오신데 지금도 가끔 이버.said like thissinip sawonil ttae jaju ipdeon osinde jigeumdo gakkeum ibeo.

  I wore this outfit a lot when I was new to the company, and I still wear it occasionally now.

Past interrupted action

In English: had been -ing

• 내가 먹던 라면을 동생이 훔쳐먹었다.

  내가 먹떤 라며늘 동생이 훔처머걷따.said like thisnaega meokdeon ramyeoneul dongsaengi humcheomeogeotda.

  My little brother stole and ate the ramen I had been eating.

• 하던 일 해.

  hadeon il hae.

  Go back to what you had been doing.

• 전화가 울렸을 때 읽던 책을 접고 받았다.

  전화가 울려쓸 때 익떤 채글 접꼬 바닫따.said like thisjeonhwaga ullyeosseul ttae ikdeon chaegeul jeopgo badatda.

  When the phone rang, I closed the book I had been reading and picked up the call.

Past action

Implies that an event or action might have not been completed in the past and has been stopped since.

• '김'이라는 성은 신라에 살고 있던 귀족들의 성씨였어요.

  '김'이라는 성은 실라에 살고 읻떤 귀족뜨리 성씨여써요.said like this'gim'iraneun seongeun sillae salgo itdeon gwijokdeurui seongssiyeosseoyo.

  The surname '김' was the surname of the nobles who lived in Silla.

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