Ch 2 · Lesson 14Mandarin · Chapter 2 · Lesson 14 · Phrase session
Yesterday, today, tomorrow
Past, present and plans, marked with the right little word.
Why these go together
Time words and a few tiny markers do the job of tenses.
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I went to school yesterday.
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I'm at school today.
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Tomorrow I'm going to see a film.
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I went to the cinema yesterday.
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I ate dumplings the day before yesterday.
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The day after tomorrow is the weekend.
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I've been busy lately.
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I've already had breakfast.
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I'm cooking right now.
Matching
0/9Match each phrase to what it means.
Fill in the blank
0/9Put the missing word back.
我去了学校。 (I went to school yesterday.)
___ wǒ qù le xué xiào 。
今天我学校。 (I'm at school today.)
jīn tiān wǒ ___ xué xiào 。
我要去看电影。 (Tomorrow I'm going to see a film.)
___ wǒ yào qù kàn diàn yǐng 。
昨天我去了。 (I went to the cinema yesterday.)
zuó tiān wǒ qù ___ liǎo 。
前天我吃了。 (I ate dumplings the day before yesterday.)
qián tiān wǒ chī le ___。
是周末。 (The day after tomorrow is the weekend.)
___ shì zhōu mò 。
我很忙。 (I've been busy lately.)
___ wǒ hěn máng 。
我吃早饭了。 (I've already had breakfast.)
wǒ ___ chī zǎo fàn le 。
我现在做饭。 (I'm cooking right now.)
wǒ xiàn zài ___ zuò fàn 。
Lesson 14 of 19 in this chapter