Time Expression translations

Time duration exercises: Subject + v + obj + v + 了 + duration of time 

例句:她睡觉睡了两天了。She has been sleeping for two days.

  1. My mom and I have been talking on the phone for 30 minutes.
  2. He has been showering in his dorm for 2 hours.
  3. Last night we saw a movie online for 2.5 hours.
  4. I spoke with my dad for one hour this morning.
  5. Last night he only slept for 4 hours.
  6. Last year he studied Chinese in Beijing for one semester.
  7. Yesterday afternoon I exercised 运动 for one hour in the athletic field 运动场.
  8. Before going to bed last night, he watched TV for 3 hours.
  9. We have too much homework; I do 3 hours Chinese homework everyday.
  10. My younger brother has worked in that company for 17 years.

Time elapse exercises: Subject + time elapse + 没 + v + 了

例句:我两天没睡觉了。I have not had any sleep for two days.

11. I have not had coffee for two days.

12. It has been five weeks since I spoke to my girl friend.

13. She has not spoken French for three years.

14. My boyfriend has not slept for four days.

15. It has been already a month since I called my parents.

16. It has been a long time since mom is this happy.

17. Dad has not taken his medication 吃药 for a week.

18. Mom has not had any liquor for three months.


As soon as

. . .  action I . . . action II” is used to expresses causality of two actions happening one after the other. For example: 妈妈回家做饭给我们吃。(As soon as mom returns home, she cooks for us.)

Join fragments by number; as homework, write full sentences and translate.

  1. 爸爸妈妈一听说哥哥已经到了北京,         (   A   ) 就知道一会儿会下雨
  2. 请你一到中国                                                  (    B   ) 就觉得肚子不舒服
  3. 弟弟一想起昨天他打了妹妹                         (    C  ) 就马上走开,不想跟我说话
  4. 我的男朋友一吃海鲜(seafood)                    (    D   ) 就知道他的病人快要死(sǐ die)了
  5. 我的前女友一看见我                                      (   E   ) 就开车去飞机场接他
  6. 妈妈今天很忙,累得晚上一回家                 (    F   ) 就知道他们来是要离婚(lí hūn, divorce)
  7. 李医生一看到那位老人                                  (   G   ) 就觉得自己做错了,对不起她
  8. 张律师一看见王先生王太太来                      (   H  ) 就都回家或者跟朋友去玩
  9. 春假一到,王老师的学生                              (   I   ) 就想上床睡觉
  10. 他一看到天上有很多云                                  (   J  ) 就打电话告诉我那有没有WIFI

Past

  • 昨天晚上我去看电影
  • 今天我们都吃早饭。

Present

  • 他已经看那本书了。
  • 他们还没去中国呢。

Future

  • 爸爸妈妈明天来学校看我。
  • 我觉得明天下雨。