Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar Workbook (2nd Edition)

51

17 Aspect

1 Write a sentence for each action describing what Li did yesterday.

a. read two books

b. had coffee with friends

c. watched television for an hour

d. went shopping with his roommate.

e. bought an expensive pair of sneakers. [䘆ࣞ䷁/䚁ऋ䷁ yùndòng xié

sneakers, athletic shoes]

➪ 17.1

2 Negate these actions and translate your sentences into English.

a. ᆜṗᔶᆜҼȾ

ᆮṗ䯁ᆮҼȾ

Xuéxiào kai xué le.

School has started.

b. ᡇҦ䈴ᵢҼȾ

ᡇ䋭䃨ᵢҼȾ

Wi mfi kèbgn le.

I bought textbooks.

c. ᡇҦҼпᵢѣᮽҜȾ

ᡇ䋭ҼпᵢѣᮽᴮȾ

Wi mfi le san bgn Zhdngwén she.

I bought three Chinese books.

d. ᡇڐࣕ䈴ҼȾ

ᡇڐࣕ䃨ҼȾ

Wi zuò gdngkè le.

I did my homework.

e. ᡇⲺੂኁⲳཟ⶗㿿Ⱦ

ᡇⲺੂኁⲳཟ⶗㿿Ⱦ

Wi de tóngwe báitian shuì jiào.

My roommate sleeps during the day.