Difference between revisions of "Referring to the present"

Latest revision as of 08:38, 31 May 2013

The following structures that Chinese uses to refer to actions, events, and conditions in the present are organized according to our grammar points by level.

A1 Referring to the present

Grammar Point (English)	Pattern	Examples
Connecting nouns with "shi"	A + 是 + B	我是学生。
Standard negation with "bu"	不 + Verb / Adj.	他们不是坏孩子。

A2 Referring to the present

Grammar Point (English)	Pattern	Examples
Expressing actions in progress with "zai"	(正) 在 + Verb	我们正在吃饭。

B1 Referring to the present

Grammar Point (English)	Pattern	Examples
Expressing actions in progress (full form)	正在 + Verb + 着 + 呢	我正在吃饭呢。
Separable verb	Verb-Obj.	我们见过面。

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+The following structures that Chinese uses to refer to actions, events, and conditions in the present are organized according to our [[grammar points by level]].
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-! Grammar Point (English) !! Pattern !! Examples
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-|[[ASG846EA|Expressing Action in Progress]] || (正)在 + V || <span class="liju">我 <em>在</em> 看 书。他 <em>正在</em> 吃饭。</span>
-|}
-==B1==
-{| class="wikitable" style="width:50em; text-align:left"
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-! Grammar Point (English) !! Pattern !! Examples
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-|[[ASGEYQ9O|The Full Progressive Pattern]] || 正在 + V + 着 + 呢 || <span class="liju">这 件 事情 我 <em>正在 处理 着呢</em>。</span>
-[[Category:Functions]]
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-|[[ASGOIDEO|Aspectual Particle "''zhe''"]] || V + 着 || <span class="liju">你 <em>拿 着</em> 。我们 <em>站 着</em> 说话 吧。</span>
-|}
-==B2==
-{| class="wikitable" style="width:50em; text-align:left"
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-! Grammar Point (English) !! Pattern !! Examples
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-|[[ASG5MB5K|Expressing States in Place with "''zhe''"]] || Location + V + 着 || <span class="liju">桌子 上 放 <em>着</em> 书 。墙 上 挂 <em>着</em> 一 幅 画 。</span>
-|}