Grammar pattern · HSK 2

正在 for an action in progress

subject + 正在 + verb

How it works

正在 highlights that an action is happening now.

她正在上课。

Tā zhèngzài shàngkè.

She is in class right now.

Common mistake: State verbs such as 是 and 有 do not normally take 正在.

Quick practice

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