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What is the difference between 了 and 过 when used after a verb?

Both particles are used to signify the past tense of a verb, but they signify different types of past tense (which we don't really have in English). 过 is used when to convey the action has been experienced, ...
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Answered by James R. • Mandarin tutor
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How do you use/ differentiate between 的、得、and 地?

的 is a possessive or descriptive particle - this means that it marks out a relationship between two nouns, or between an adjective and a noun. For example, 他 的 姐姐 (his sister); or 快 的 车 (a fast car). 得 is al...
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Answered by Harriet C. • Mandarin tutor
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What did Xiao Ming do when he went to the park? 小明和爸爸昨天下午去公园踢球 A: sailing B: football C: Running D: picnic

B: football name/with whome/when/where/did what
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Answered by Zhiqi S. • Mandarin tutor
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When do I use 和 and 而?

When using 和 you can only talk about two nouns. This cannot be used as 'and' in the English sense to join sentences together. 而 means moreover and can function as a good substitute. For example: 我和我的爸爸去学校 an...
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Answered by William B. • Mandarin tutor
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Mandarin GCSE exam question, involving a reading and true/false answers

For this section of the GCSE mandarin exam, my strategy would be to first read through the question section, to make sure the student understands what it is that they are asking for. Due to time limit in the...
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Answered by Maddy G. • Mandarin tutor
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