Lesson 10
Video and text
Listening and speaking
Vocabulary
Grammar exercises
Characters
Multiple choice
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Question: Ask your friend if you could use his bike for a
little while.
Hint
1 Modal verbs 能 or 可 以 can be used
Hint 2 A modal verb is placed before a main verb
Answer 我 可 以 用 一 下 你 的 车 吗 ? Listen
Comments Alternatively: 我 能 用 一 会 儿 你 的 自 行 车 吗
wŏ néng yòng yíhuìr nĭ de zì xíng chē ma? A modal verb should be placed before a main verb. If a sentence contains a modal verb, the aspectual marker 了
le is not used, as in 昨 天 他 想 去 看 他 女 朋 友
zuótiān tā xiăng qù kàn tā nǚ péngyou
he was going to see his girlfriend yesterday. Both 能
néng and 可 以
kěyĭ can be used for asking permission, as in 我 能 在 这 儿 吸 烟 吗
wŏ néng zài zhèr xī yān ma or 我 可 以 在 这 儿 吸 烟 吗
wŏ kěyĭ zài zhèr xī yān ma
may I smoke here?
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