Tagged: pre-intermediate

How to Use 了 le and 过 guo

Which of the following mean that the action of eating has occurred? 1a)Wǒ chīle.我吃了。我吃了 1b)Wǒ chīguo.我吃过。我吃过 1c)Wǒ chīguo le.我吃过了。我吃过了 All of them! Both 了 and 过 give the impression that something has occurred. How do you use...

Exercises on 了 le

Did you understand the lesson on 了 well? Now it’s time to test yourself! A) Choose the most probable response in each of the following dialogues. (Translation and answer key at bottom of page.) 1)Māma: Xiǎomíng, shuā...

Summary of 了 le

The following are the examples of 吃 in this lesson, summarising the most important and easily confused traits of 了. Those numbered with ‘A’ are not found in the lesson but added in this list to give...

When to Use 了 le

了 = past tense If you ever hear someone tell you that, you can be quite sure that the person doesn’t understand the language at all, even if they are Chinese! Because 了 ≠ past tense! Looks...