又 + Verb + 了 (again, in the past)
IntroducedA familiar problem happens again
- A classmate arrives late today after being late previously.
- you你again又late迟到(completed / change)了。 — again又 marks today's lateness as a recurrence.
A classmate arrives late today after being late previously. What does 你又迟到了。 communicate?
又 marks today's lateness as a recurrence. This finished-event example uses 了, but 又 is not confined to past events. 明天又是星期一了 anticipates a known recurrence; 我又不知道 uses another meaning. Choose from the whole sentence.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is again又 + Verb + (completed / change)了 (again, in the past). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
you你again又late迟到了。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: Complete: 你 ____ 迟到了! (You're late again!)
又 + Verb + 了 marks a repeat that already happened: 又迟到了.
Read examples in context
again又rain下雨了！
- In the opening example, you你again又late迟到(completed / change)了。: again又 marks today's lateness as a recurrence.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Which means it happened again (in the past)?
又下雨了 describes rain recurring now or at the narrated time. 明天再来 is an instruction for a further visit. 又 itself is not a past-tense marker.
Build the sentence: “It's raining again!”
又 + Verb + 了: 又 + 下雨 + 了.
Know the boundary
- This finished-event example uses (completed / change)了, but again又 is not confined to past events.
- tomorrow明天again又to be / is是Monday星期一(completed / change)了 anticipates a known recurrence; I / me我again又not不to know知道 uses another meaning. Choose from the whole sentence.
The deliberate instruction come again tomorrow is naturally 明天再来吧.
再 proposes the further visit. 又 can still refer to a known future recurrence, as in 明天又是星期一了.
In the opening situation: 又 marks today's lateness as a recurrence.
This finished-event example uses 了, but 又 is not confined to past events. 明天又是星期一了 anticipates a known recurrence; 我又不知道 uses another meaning. Choose from the whole sentence. 又 marks today's lateness as a recurrence.
Use the distinction
- again又 marks today's lateness as a recurrence.
- This finished-event example uses (completed / change)了, but again又 is not confined to past events. tomorrow明天again又to be / is是Monday星期一(completed / change)了 anticipates a known recurrence; I / me我again又not不to know知道 uses another meaning. Choose from the whole sentence.
Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Adverbs.
A classmate arrives late today after being late previously. Close the examples. Say a Mandarin response, then write it in Chinese. Explain briefly in English what the lesson’s pattern adds. Compare with the model, then change one detail and try again.
This is supported productive practice. Compare meaning and structure; your answer need not copy the model. A partner or teacher must hear the spoken response to comment on pronunciation.