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No Tenses Exercises For Chinese (Simplified) Grammar

Vibrant grammatical exercise for effective language learning

In the Chinese language, there are no verb conjugations or tenses commonly found in many other languages. Instead, the Chinese language conveys tense through context, using time markers and specific words that indicate past, present, and future actions. This lack of tenses might take some adjustment for learners coming from a language with complex verb structures. In this exercise, you will practice filling in the blanks with the appropriate time markers or words to convey tense in Chinese (Simplified) sentences.

Exercise 1: Time markers and words indicating tense

1. 他*昨天*去了书店。(yesterday)
2. 我*正在*看电影。(now)
3. 他们*明天*会去公园玩。(tomorrow)
4. 妈妈*以前*在这家餐厅工作过。(before)
5. 她*刚刚*吃完午餐。(just)
6. 他*常常*在周末去图书馆。(often)
7. 我们*下个星期*出国旅行。(next week)
8. 你*以后*会想念这里的美食。(later)
9. 她们*现在*在教室里学习。(currently)
10. 爸爸*小时候*常去那家影院看电影。(childhood)
11. 我*最近*看了一个很好笑的电视剧。(recently)
12. 他*明年*打算结婚。(next year)
13. 你们*上个月*参加了音乐会吗?(last month)
14. 他们*等会儿*要去超市买东西。(later)
15. 我们*上周*一起去爬山了。(last week)

Exercise 2: Time markers and words indicating tense

1. 她*昨天晚上*睡得很晚。(last night)
2. 他*现在*不想说话。(right now)
3. 我们*下个月*要搬家。(next month)
4. 他们*去年*在日本结婚了。(last year)
5. 她*将来*想当一名律师。(future)
6. 我*明天晚上*要去演唱会。(tomorrow night)
7. 他*过去*喜欢打篮球。(past)
8. 妈妈*以前*住在上海。(formerly)
9. 我们*一直*在这家公司工作。(always)
10. 他们*刚才*在咖啡馆见面了。(just now)
11. 你*三点钟*能来见我吗?(3 o’clock)
12. 妹妹*第一次*去北京是在她十岁时候。(first time)
13. 她*今晚*请客我们吃饭。(tonight)
14. 我们*前天*去了博物馆。(the day before yesterday)
15. 他们*过去*是好朋友,现在他们不再是朋友了。(used to)

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