我学了“了”
How to talk about the past with 了
Name: ________________ Date: ________
中文怎么说昨天的事？“吃”不变，“买”也不变。做了的事，我们常常在后边加一个“了”。
“我吃了一个包子。”“我买了三个苹果。”“我写了五个汉字。”
邱飞八岁，星期六上中文课。苗老师问邱飞：“你昨天做什么了？”
邱飞说：“我昨天去了商店，买了三个苹果，还看了一个电影。”
苗老师说：“很好！”
苗老师还问：“你昨天学习了吗？”
邱飞说：“我没学习了。”
苗老师说：“昨天没做的事，说‘没’，不说‘了’。我们说：‘我没学习。’”
邱飞说：“昨天我很忙了。”
苗老师说：“说昨天怎么样，‘很忙’后边也不加‘了’。我们说：‘昨天我很忙。’”
下课的时候，苗老师问：“邱飞，你今天学了什么？”
邱飞想了想，说：“我学了‘了’！”
苗老师笑了：“你说对了！”
Key words
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 中文 | zhōngwén | Chinese (language) |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to say |
| 昨天 | zuótiān | yesterday |
| 事 | shì | thing; matter; affair |
| 吃 | chī | to eat |
| 买 | mǎi | to buy; to purchase |
| 做 | zuò | to do |
| 包子 | bāozi | steamed bun (with filling) |
| 三 | sān | three |
| 苹果 | píngguǒ | apple |
| 写 | xiě | to write |
| 五 | wǔ | five |
English (for the teacher)
How do you talk about yesterday in Chinese? 吃 "eat" doesn't change, and 买 "buy" doesn't change either. For something that got done, we often add a 了 after the verb.
"I ate a steamed bun." "I bought three apples." "I wrote five characters."
Qiu Fei is eight and has Chinese class on Saturdays. Teacher Miao asked him: "What did you do yesterday?"
Qiu Fei said: "Yesterday I went to the shop, bought three apples, and watched a film too."
Teacher Miao said: "Very good!"
Then she asked: "Did you study yesterday?"
Qiu Fei said: "I didn't studied."
Teacher Miao said: "For something you didn't do yesterday, say 没 and don't say 了." "We say: 'I didn't study.'"
Qiu Fei said: "Yesterday I was busied."
Teacher Miao said: "When you say how yesterday was, you don't add 了 after 很忙 either." "We say: 'Yesterday I was busy.'"
When class was over, Teacher Miao asked: "Qiu Fei, what did you learn today?"
Qiu Fei thought for a moment and said: "I learned 了!"
Teacher Miao laughed: "You got that right!"