2.5 Questions + Structures

Question 1

V + le + O + le = Comment/questions

你学中文学了多长时间了

Xue + le + duo + chanh shi jian + le

Answer 1

(Ni xue zhongwen xuele duochangshijian le)

How long have you studied Chinese?

Question 2

During a fixed time period

你学了多长时间的中文？

Ni ____ le duo chang shi jian de ____

Answer 2

(ni xue le duo chang shi jian de zhong wen)

How long did you study Chinese?

Question 3

During a fixed time period

你看了多长时间的书？

Answer 3

(ni kan le duo chang shi jian de shu)

How long did you read?

Question 4

Duration Up to Now

你妈妈教中文教了多长时间了？

V + O + V + le+ duo chang shi jian le

Answer 4

(ni mama jiao zhongwen jiao le duo chang shi jian le?)

How loing has your mother taught Chinese?

Question 5

Duration up to Now

你爸爸做医生做了多长时间了

Answer 5

(ni baba zuo yisheng zuo le duo chang shi jian le?)

How long has your dad been a doctor?

Question 6

Duration up to now (time) question

你来美国多长时间了?

Answer 6

(ni lai mei guo duo chang shi jian le?)

How long have you been in the U.S.

Question 7

Duration up to now (time) answer

我来了一年了

Answer 7

(wo lai le yi nian le)

I’ve been here for a year.

Question 8

Duration up to now (time) answer

我来了四个星期了

Answer 8

(wo lai le si ge xing qi le)

I have been in the U.S. for 4 weeks up to now.

Question 9

Duration up to now (time) answer (other)

我学了十年了

Answer 9

(wo xue le shi nian le)

I studied for ten years

Question 10

Duration up to now (time) answer

她做了三个月了

Answer 10

(ta zuo le san ge yue le)

She worked for 3 months now