Explanation Exercises

zijin!) I am leaving。

(Zhge hizi fēichng sīnin māma.) The child misses his mother very much. ✘ 这个孩子非常思念 了 妈妈，(Wǒ hēle yībēi kāfēi.) I drank a cup of coffee. 我 看 了 一本书，(Wǒ tōngchng wǎnshng sh diǎn shujio.) I usually go to bed at ten at night. ✘ 我通常晚上十点睡觉 了 ， bye! 了 is put at the end of an exclamative sentence to enhance the tone. e.g. 你太好 了 ！(Nǐ ti hǎo le!) You are so nice! 这件事有意思极 了 ！(Zh jin sh yǒuysi jle!) This thing is very interesting! ， but it is now. e.g. 下雪 了 ！(Xi xuě le!) Snowing! 我想家 了 。

再见！(Wǒ zǒu le，想念 and etc. e.g. 我喜欢中国菜。

(Wǒ kui 20 su le.) I am almost 20 years old. Express the tone of a sentence. 了 is put at the end of a declarative sentence to soften the tone. e.g. 你别哭 了 ！(Nǐ bi kū le!) Dont cry! 我走 了 ，佩服。

了 as a modal particleExpress a change. 了 is used to indicate the change in the state of somebody or something that has already happened，(Wǒ jīngchng q lǚyu.) I often travel. ✘ 我经常去 了 旅游， 我通常晚上十点睡觉， 了 cannot be used if the verb expresses a mental activity，欣赏。

这个孩子非常思念妈妈，(Wǒ xǐhuān Zhōnggu ci.) I like Chinese food. ✘ 我喜欢 了 中国菜，(Wǒmen ji yo shujio le.) We are going to sleep. 我 快 20岁 了 ， 了：aspect particle or modal particle. 了 as an aspect particle 了 is an aspect particle used after a verb to express the completion of an action. Verb + 了 e.g. 我 喝 了 一杯咖啡，(Mi hē.) I didnt drink. 了 cannot be used if an action happens habitually or regularly. e.g. 我经常去旅游， meaning it was not in the past， such as 喜欢，(Wǒ xiǎng jiā le.) I miss my home. 了 is used to indicate a change that is going to take place in the patterns like 就要/快要/要/快 了 . e.g. 我们 就要 睡觉 了 ，(Wǒ knle yī běn shū.) I read a book. The negative form of Verb + 了: 没 + verb e.g. A: 你 喝 咖啡 了 吗？(Nǐ hē kāfēi le ma?) Have you had coffee? B： 喝 了 ， (Hēle.) I drank it. A: 你 喝 咖啡 了 吗？(Nǐ hē kāfēi le ma?) Have you had coffee? B: 没 喝 ，。