Verbs into adjectives (noun groups)

제가 보는 책이에요 = It’s a book that I’m reading
제가 본 책이에요 = It’s a book that I’ve read
제가 볼 책이에요 = It’s a book that I will read

요즘 공부하는 외국어예요 = It’s a foreign language that I am studying these days.
어제 공부한 외국어예요 = It’s a foreign language that I studied yesterday.
내일 공부할 외국어예요 = It’s a foreign language that I will study tomorrow

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verb ~(으)ㄹ + noun = future tense

읽을 책 = a book that (someone) will read, a book to read
초대할 사람 = a person that (someone) will invite, a person to invite
보낼 편지 = a letter that (someone) will send, a letter to send

먹을 것 = something to eat (food)
탈 것 = something to ride (vehicles)

마실 것 = something to drink (beverages)

내일 할 일이 많아요 = tomorrow there is a lot of work for me to do
지금은 할 이야기가 없어요 = Right now, I have nothing to say
냉장고에 먹을 것이 전혀 없어요 = In the refrigerator, there isn’t anything to eat at all

~(으)ㄹ 것  이에요 = ~(으)ㄹ 것이에요 = ~(으)ㄹ 거예요 (it is a thing to do.)

이거 누가 먹을 거예요? = Who will eat this? (This thing, it is something that WHO will eat?)

~(으)ㄴ + noun – past tense

어제 본 영화 = the movie that I saw yesterday
어제 온 사람들 = the people who came here yesterday
친구가 말한 카페 = the cafe that a friend talked about

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