Expressing actions in progress with "zai"

Nível: HSK 1 | Categoria: Gramática

Explicação da Regra:

在 (zài) and 正在 (zhèngzài) can be used as auxiliary verbs to express that an action is ongoing or in progress. This is often the equivalent of present continuous in English, which is how we express that an activity is happening now. Subj. + 在 + Verb + Obj. or Subj. + 正在 + Verb + Obj.

Exemplos com Falantes Nativos:

• 她在看书。 (tā zài kàn shū 。): "She is reading."
• 妈妈在打电话。 (māmā zài dǎ diànhuà 。): "Mom is calling."
• 谁在里面洗澡？ (shúi zài lǐmiàn xǐzǎo ？): "Who is taking a bath inside?"
• 阿姨正在打扫我们的房间。 (āyí zhèngzài dǎsǎo wǒmen de fángjiān 。): "The aunt is cleaning our room."

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