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Intermediate Grammar Clinic HSK 3-4 Required 10 words

Aspect Review

Review 了, 过, and 着 together so tense guesses stop getting in the way.

Goal

Learners can choose an aspect marker by event, experience, or continuing state.

Make three new sentences with this module’s grammar pattern and support words.

Focus

grammar clinic pattern practice support vocabulary

Useful examples

我看过这个电影。

Wǒ kàn guo zhège diànyǐng.

I have seen this movie before.

门开着,我们进去吧。

Mén kāi zhe, wǒmen jìnqù ba.

The door is open; let us go in.

Aspect Review: 了, 过, 着

Review the three major aspect markers together.

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Practice sentences

他完成了任务以后,就回家了。

After he completed the task, he went home.

The first this word marks completed action.

说到做饭,妹妹的水平强过我。

When it comes to cooking, my younger sister is better than me.

A lively one-character word after 强 for comparing.

门开着。

The door is open.

This word marks the continuing state.

我已经到学校了。

I’ve already arrived at school.

Try a few cards from this module

了
le
Meanings
(completed action marker) (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)

Module word list

Word Pinyin Meaning Dictionary
了 le (completed action marker) Dictionary
过 guò to cross Dictionary
着 zhe aspect particle indicating action in progress Dictionary
已经 yǐ jīng already Dictionary
曾经 céng jīng once Dictionary
状态 zhuàng tài condition; state; state of affairs Dictionary
完成 wán chéng to complete; to accomplish Dictionary
经验 jīng yàn experience Dictionary
开着 kāi zhe open; turned on Dictionary
买票 mǎi piào to buy tickets Dictionary