Jintian sh

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Talking about ongoing activities Key note 1
Put the continuous particle ? zài (equivalent to
the English continuous suffix -ing) or the full
form?? zhèngzài before the verb or verbal phrase

• ????????/??????
• Jintian shàngwu shí dian wo zài/zhèngzài da
  diànhuà.

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If the location preposition ? zài (in at) is
used in the same sentence, use ? zhèng (NOT? zài
or ?? zhèngzài) to give the action-in-progress
meaning
Talking about ongoing activities Key note 2

• ??????,??????????Míng nián zhège shíhòu, wo
  zhèng zài Beijing xuéxí hànyu.

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Talking about ongoing activities in the negative

• For present and past actions, use ? bù or
• méi in front of ? zài (NOT?? zhèngzài)
• ????/????? Wo xiànzài bú/méi zài dagong. I am
  not working at the moment.
• ? méi is more frequently used for the past
  action
• ??????,??????Jintian shàngwu shí dian, wo méi
  zài dagong.
• I wasnt working at ten oclock this morning.

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• For future actions, use ? bù in front of ? zài
• ??????,??????
• Míngtián zhège shíhòu, wo bú zài dagong.I wont
  be working this time tomorrow.

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Describing simultaneous actions

• Put the expression ??? yibianr (while), with or
  without ? er, before each verb or verbal phrase

????(?)???,??(?)??? Xiao Li yibian(r) da
diànhuà, yibian(r) kaiche.Lao Li is talking on
the phone while driving.