Experience & Ongoing Actions: 过, 着 & 在

By the end you can

• Talk about things you have done before with 过: 我吃过北京烤鸭。
• Say what is happening right now with 在: 我在做饭呢。
• Describe states and scenes with 着: 门开着，墙上挂着一张地图。

What’s inside

• Day 1: Learn: Verb + 过: I Have Done It Before · Practice: Practice: Things I Have Done
• Day 2: Learn: Have You Ever? 过吗 and 没…过 · Practice: Practice: Yes, No and Never
• Day 3: Learn: How Many Times: 过 + 次 · Practice: Practice: Once, Twice, Never
• Story 1: Lin Hao's Travel Map · Practice: Practice: Lin Hao's Travel Map
• Day 4: Learn: 在 + Verb: Happening Right Now · Practice: Practice: What Are They Doing?
• Day 5: Learn: What Were You Doing? 在 and 没在 · Practice: Practice: Lin Hao's Busy Monday
• Day 6: Learn: Verb + 着: A State That Stays · Practice: Practice: How Things Are
• Day 7: Learn: Two Verbs at Once: V1着 + V2 · Practice: Practice: How Do They Do It?
• Day 8: Learn: Describing a Scene: Place + V着 · Practice: Practice: What's in the Room?
• Story 2: Saturday at the Café · Practice: Practice: Saturday at the Café
• Day 9: Learn: One Verb, Three Meanings · Practice: Practice: 过, 着 or 在?
• Reference: 过, 着 and 在 at a Glance
• Review: Review: A Call from Mei Lin

Who it’s for

Learners past the basics who want to say more, and say it more naturally.

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