Mandarin · Chapter 6 · Lesson 7 · Grammar primer
Aspect markers: 了, 在/正在, 过
Mandarin replaces tense with aspect. 了 for completion and new states, 在/正在 for ongoing action, 过 for 'have ever' experience.
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