MIT Lesson 1 Practice Action Verbs

AV Practice.
Translate to Chinese pinyin:
1. Read the paper? Not yet.=Kàn bào ma? Hái méi ne.
2. Started work? Yes, I have.=Shàng ban1 le ma? Shàng ban1 le.
3. They've gone? No, not yet. = (tamen) Zou3 ma? Hái méi ne.
4. Was it cold? No, not very. = Leng3 ma? Bù tài leng3.
5. Have (they) got off work yet? Yes, (they) have. (tamen) Xià ban1 le ma? Xià le. (shi, tamen xià ban le.)

-Denaz

MIT Lesson 1 Action Verbs Part C

Lesson 1 AV Part C
"guo4" (usually untoned) root meaning is "to pass by, over, or through".
Chi1guo (fan) le ma?
Chi1 (guo) le. or "Hái méi (chi1guo) ne."

Other examples...
Chi1fàn le ma? -> Chi1fan le. I've eaten (my meal).
Chi1guo fàn le ma? ->Chi1guo fàn le. I've had my meal.
Chi1 le ma?-> Chi1 le. I have (eaten).
Chi1guo le ma? -> Chi1guo le. I've had it. (I've had my meal)
Chi1fàn le méiyou? -> Hái méi chi1 fàn ne. I haven't eaten my meal yet.
Chi1guo fàn le méiyou? -> Hái méi chìguo ne. I haven't had my meal yet.
Chi1fàn le méi?-> Hài méi chi1 ne. I haven't eaten yet.
Chi1guo fàn le méi? -> Hài méi chìguo ne. I haven't had it yet.
Chi1 le méi? -> Hái méi ne. Not yet. (haven't yet.)
Méiyou3. ->Have not.
Méi.-> No(t).

-Denaz

MIT Lesson 1 Action Verbs Part B

Lesson 1 AV Part B
Writing events that haven't happened yet...
Hái méi chi1fan ne. = (We) haven't eaten yet.
Hái méiyou xi3zao3 ne. = (I) haven't bathed yet.
Hái méi shàng ban1. (She) hasn't started work yet.

Writing events that have happened, positive marked with "le".
Chi1fan le. = (We)ate; (we've) eaten (a meal).
Xi3zao3 le. = (I) bathed; (I've) bathed.
Shàng ban1 le. = (She's ) started work; (she's) gone to work.

"Le" implies "new situation" when paired with "bu"; but "past event" when paired with "mei(you)". Action verbs allow both interpretations...depending on context.
"Zou3 le. = "(I'm) leaving (now)" or "He's) gone"/(He) left.
Shàng kè le. = (We're) starting class. or (She's) in class.
Chi1fan le. = "(They've) started eating" or "(I've) eaten.