- Have you been to China?
- I haven't been to China.
- Do you want to go to China?
- I really want to go to China.
Grammar
The verbal particles 过 and 没
The verbal particle 过 which occurs immediately after a verb denotes that some actions took place in the past. It is often used to emphasize an experience. The negative form of "verb + 过" is "没 + verb + 过".
Example:
- 我 去 过 美国。 - I have been to the USA.
- 我 没 去 过 美国。 - I have'nt been to the USA.
Phrase structure
The adverbs are placed before the verb.
Example:
- 我 也 是 中国人。 - I am Chinese too.
- 我们 都 是 中国人。 - We are all Chinese.
- 我 不 是 中国人。 - I am not Chinese.
The verb 想
想 is an optative verb. The optative verb is placed before the verb.
Example:
- 你 想 去 中国 吗? - Do you want to go to China?
- 我 很 想 去 中国。 - I really want to go to China.
Exercises : Substitution Drills
Exercise 1
-
Nín
您
qù
去
nǎ
哪
gè
个
guójiā?
国家
-
Wǒ
我
qù
去
Zhōngguó.
中国
法国
Fǎguó
(n)
France
德国
Déguó
(n)
Germany
加拿大
Jiānádà
(n)
Canada
意大利
Yìdàlì
(n)
Italy
日本
Rīběn
(n)
Japan
Exercise 2
-
Nín
您
shì
是
Zhōngguórén
中国人
ma?
吗
-
Wǒ
我
( bú )
不
shì
是
Zhōngguórén.
中国人
法国人
Fǎguórén
(n)
French (people)
德国人
Déguórén
(n)
German
加拿大人
Jiānádàrén
(n)
Canadian
意大利人
Yìdàlìrén
(n)
Italian
日本人
Rīběnrén
(n)
Japanese
Exercise 3
-
Nǐ
你
shì
是
nǎ
哪
guó
国
rén?
人
-
Wǒ
我
shì
是
Měiguórén.
美国人
你
nǐ
(pro)
you
我
wǒ
(pro)
I, me
你们
nǐmen
(pro)
you (plural)
我们
wǒmen
(pro)
we
他
tā
(pro)
he
她
tā
(pro)
she
他们
tāmen
(pro)
they
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