Sentence pattern · Band 1
在 before a verb: doing it right now
主语 + 在 + 动词
Park 在 in front of a verb and the action goes live: I am reading, mom is cooking, they are watching TV. One small word covers everything English does with am, is, are plus ing. When someone asks what you are doing, answer with the same shape: person · 在 · verb, done.
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在 rides before the verb, announcing the action is live; it never trails the sentence.
English builds am plus verb plus ing; here 在 does the whole job alone, no 是 wanted.
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What does 在＋动词：正在做 mean?
Park 在 in front of a verb and the action goes live: I am reading, mom is cooking, they are watching TV. One small word covers everything English does with am, is, are plus ing. When someone asks what you are doing, answer with the same shape: person · 在 · verb, done.
How do you build it?
主语 + 在 + 动词
What is the most common mistake?
我看书在。 → 我在看书。
在 rides before the verb, announcing the action is live; it never trails the sentence.
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