Time Expression translations

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

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

  1. He has been showering in his dorm for 2 hours.
  2. Last night he only slept for 4 hours.
  3. He studied Chinese in Beijing for one semester.
  4. Before going to bed last night, he watched TV for 3 hours.
  5. My younger brother has worked in that company for 7 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.

6. I have not had coffee for five days.

7. It has been two weeks since I attended Chinese class last.

8. She has not spoken French for three years.

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

10. 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; 

        1.爸爸妈妈一听说哥哥已经到了北京,         (         ) 就知道一会儿会下雨

        2.请你一到中国                                                  (         ) 就觉得肚子不舒服

        3.弟弟一想起昨天他打了妹妹                         (         ) 就马上走开,不想跟我说话

        4.我的男朋友一吃海鲜(seafood)                    (          ) 就知道他的病人快要死(sǐ die)了

        5.我的前女友一看见我                                      (          ) 就开车去飞机场接他

        6.妈妈今天很忙,累得晚上一回家                 (          ) 就知道他们来是要离婚(lí hūn)

         7.李医生一看到那位老人                                  (         ) 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                      (         ) 就都回家或者跟朋友去玩

         9.春假一到,王老师的学生                              (          ) 就想上床睡觉

         10.他一看到天上有很多云                                  (         ) 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。