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Writing practice
了, 过, 着 or 在? Choosing the Aspect
Write a postcard (50–120 characters) from a city you're visiting for the first time: what you've done there, where you've been before, what's going on as you write, and what you can see around you.
- Use 了 for something that happened on the trip
- Use 过 for an earlier experience (去过, 没来过)
- Use 在 or 正在 for what's going on now
- Use 着 for a state or the way something is done (挂着, 打着伞)
Pick with a tap, a number key or Space. A Chinese keyboard on your device works in the box below too.
0 characters · aim for 50–120