中文课
今晚的中文课 (Tonight's Chinese lesson
你在做什么呢 (What are you doing?)
我在等我的朋友呢 (I'm waiting for my friend.)
你在看什么呢 (What are you reading?)
我在看杂志呢 (I'm reading a magazine.)
你在找什么呢 (What are you looking for?)
我在找我的钱包呢 (I'm looking for my wallet.)
副词”在“或”正在“用在动词说动词词组前，句尾加语气助词”呢“，表示个动作正在进行。基本句式为：
When the adverb (在，正在，正）is used in front of a verb or verb phrase with the modal particle 呢 at the end of the sentence, it indicates an action in progress. The basic pattern is as follows:
subject + (在，正在，正）+ predicate verb + object + 呢
我们正在听音乐呢 (We are listening to music.)
他在写汉字呢 (I am writing hanzi.)
妹妹正在睡觉呢 (My younger sister is sleeping.)
Use 没（有）在 to negate these sentences
例如：(Example:)
妹妹在睡觉吗？ *Younger sister is sleeping?)
没有， 她已经起床了。(She's not. She's already out of bed.)
Note: 在，正在，正 can be used in past, present, or future tense
例如：
现在妈妈正在做吃饭 (Now, Mother is cooking dinner.)
昨天我正在吃晚饭， 他来找我了。(Yesterday, I was eating when he came looking for me.)
明年这个时候， 他正在芝加哥学习英语呢。(Next year this time, I will study English in Chicago.)
Can you use 在， 正在，正 and make your own sentences?
