Mandarin Chinese reference
去
qù
to go
Verb pattern · 13 form tables
Mandarin verbs do not change for tense. These tables show aspect, negation, questions and sentence patterns. Short phrases omit the subject; full examples retain theirs.
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Aspect
Plain statement
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| verb phrase (subject omitted) | qùgo |
Completed action
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| verb phrase (subject omitted) | qù lewent |
Experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| verb phrase (subject omitted) | qù guohave gone before |
In progress
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| verb phrase (subject omitted) | zhèngzài qù de lùshangbe on the way |
Future
About to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| verb phrase (subject omitted) | yào qù lebe about to go |
Will / can
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| verb phrase (subject omitted) | huì qùwill go |
Negative
Not
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| verb phrase (subject omitted) | bú qùdo not go |
Did not
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| verb phrase (subject omitted) | méi qùdid not go |
Questions
Yes no question
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| verb phrase (subject omitted) | qù ma?do you go? |
A not A question
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| verb phrase (subject omitted) | qù bu qù?do you go? |
Patterns
Affirmative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| plain | wǒ qùI will go |
| completed | wǒ qù leI went |
| experienced | wǒ qù guo RìběnI have been to Japan |
| in progress | wǒ zài qù xuéxiào de lù shàngI am on my way to school |
| holding, alongside another action | wǒ ná zhe piào qùI go with a ticket in hand |
| about to | wǒ yào qù leI am about to go |
Negated
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| plain | wǒ bú qùI will not go |
| completed | wǒ méi qùI did not go |
| experienced | wǒ méi qù guo RìběnI have never been to Japan |
| in progress | wǒ méi zài lù shàngI am not on my way |
| holding, alongside another action | wǒ méi ná piàoI did not take a ticket |
| about to | wǒ hái bú qùI am not going yet |
Question
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| plain | nǐ qù ma?Will you go? |
| completed | nǐ qù le ma?Did you go? |
| experienced | nǐ qù guo Rìběn ma?Have you ever been to Japan? |
| in progress | nǐ zài lù shàng ma?Are you on your way? |
| holding, alongside another action | nǐ ná zhe piào qù ma?Are you going with a ticket in hand? |
| about to | nǐ yào qù le ma?Are you about to go? |
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