## Time Word 現在 Time words in Chinese are normally placed in one of two positions in a sentence: /before/ or /after/ the subject. 現在她去學院還書。 Now she is going to the college to return books. or 她現在去學院還書。 常 and 常常 常 in the sense of "often" can often be reduplicated as 常常 without a change of meaning. Thus, 他常喝茶 = 他常常喝茶, 我們常去看書 = 我們常常 去看書. In making negative sentences, however, 常 is normally /not/ reduplicated. Hence 他不常喝茶, 我們不常去看書.