HSK 1 grammar — questions, modals, time and motion patterns with example sentences. · HSK 1

• 了 (completed action — verb + 了)我吃了三个苹果。I ate three apples.
• 了 (change of state — sentence-final)下雨了。It's raining now.
• 会 (can / know how to — learned skill)我会开车。I can drive.
• 能 (can / be able to — capability or possibility)今天我不能来。I can't come today.
• 可以 (may / can — permission)我可以喝你的茶吗？May I drink your tea?
• 要 (will / want — 要 + verb)我要买水。I want to buy water.
• 什么 (what — question word)你想吃什么？What do you want to eat?
• 谁 (who — question word)他是谁？Who is he?
• 哪儿 (where — question word)你去哪儿？Where are you going?
• 怎么 (how / in what way — question word)这个字怎么写？How do you write this character?
• 为什么 (why — question word)你为什么不来？Why aren't you coming?
• 几点 (what time — asking the clock time)现在几点？What time is it now?
• 和 (and — joins two nouns)我喜欢茶和咖啡。I like tea and coffee.
• 都 (all / both — comes before the verb)我们都是学生。We are all students.
• 也 (also / too — comes before the verb)我也想去。I want to go too.
• 去 + place (go to a place — 去 + location)我去学校。I'm going to school.
• 来 + place (come to a place — 来 + location)请来我家。Please come to my house.
• 现在 (now — time word before the verb)我现在想睡觉。I want to sleep now.
• 还是 (or — in a choice question)你喝茶还是咖啡？Do you want tea or coffee?
• 请 (please — polite request before a verb)请喝茶。Please drink some tea.