THE CHINESE LANGUAGE
Indicative.
Subjunctive.
PERFECT.
I have beaten the dog.
我打過狗
I beat en dog.
狗我打了
dog I beat ed.
我打過狗了
I beat en dog .lo.
狗我打過了
dog I beat en ed.
PLUPERFECT
I had beaten the dog.
狗我打來着
dog I beat lai cho.
我打了狗了
I beat ed dog lo.
我已經打了狗了
I already beat ed dog lo.
I may have beaten the dog
狗我也許打過
dog I also might beat en.
狗我或者也打了
dog I perhaps also beat ed.
狗我也許打來着
dog I also might beat lai cho.
我也許打狗來着
I also might beat dog lai cho.
I might have beaten the dog.
我許打狗來着
I might beat dog lai cho.
我也許打狗來着
I also might beat dog lai cho.
我或者也打狗來着
I perhaps also beat dog lai cho.
FUTURE.
I shall beat the dog.
我要打狗
I will beat dog.
我就要打狗
I then will beat dog.
我就打狗
I then beat dog.
我就要把狗打了
I then will take dog beat lo.
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I hereafter will beat dog.
I shall have beaten the dog.
狗我已經打了
dog I already beat ed.
狗我這就打了
dog I this then beat ed.
我已經就把狗打了
I already then take dog beat ed.
我已經把狗打了
I already take dog beat ed.
