Time Adverbs 已经 and 快要
Learn Time Adverbs 已经 and 快要 with practical HSK 2 examples, focus vocabulary, common pitfalls, and targeted cloze practice.
Pattern
已经 / 快要 + verb
Use this HSK 2 pattern to make sentence structure, scope, or emphasis explicit instead of relying on word-for-word English order.
我已经吃饭了。
When to use Time Adverbs 已经 and 快要
Read 已经 / 快要 + verb as a sentence tool, not just as vocabulary. First locate the main action or claim, then ask what 已经 adds to it.
天已经黑了。
It is already dark.
作业已经做完了。
The homework is already finished.
Common traps
- Do not translate 已经 / 快要 + verb mechanically from English; check the Chinese word order first.
- Keep 已经 close to the part of the sentence it controls.
- Do not overuse the pattern in every sentence; use it when it adds a clear role.
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