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  2. <p>Asking questions about completed actions will involve using both 了 (le) and 吗 (ma). These are simply added to the end of a sentence or statement. Just make sure that 了 (le) comes first, followed by 吗 (ma).</p>
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  3. <h2 id="basic-usage">Basic Usage</h2>
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  4. <h3 id="structure">Structure</h3>
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  5. <div class="jiegou">
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  6. <p>Subj. + Verb + Obj. + 了吗?</p>
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  7. </div>
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  8. <p>Note the order of 了 (le) and 吗 (ma).</p>
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  9. <h3 id="examples">Examples</h3>
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  10. <div class="liju">
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  11. <ul>
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  12. <li>你 吃饭 <em>了 吗</em>？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ chīfàn <em>le ma</em>? </span><span class="trans">Did you eat? </span></li>
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  13. <li>老板 走 <em>了 吗</em>？<span class="pinyin">Lǎobǎn zǒu <em>le ma</em>? </span><span class="trans">Did the boss leave? </span></li>
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  14. <li>你男朋友 找到 新 工作 <em>了 吗</em>？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ nánpéngyou zhǎodào xīn gōngzuò <em>le ma</em>? </span><span class="trans">Has your boyfriend found a new job yet? </span></li>
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  15. <li>妈妈，你 昨天 给 我 打电话 <em>了 吗</em>？<span class="pinyin">Māma, nǐ zuótiān gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà <em>le ma</em>? </span><span class="trans">Mom, did you call me yesterday? </span></li>
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  16. <li>你 今天 去 上班 <em>了 吗</em>？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ jīntiān qù shàngbān <em>le ma</em>? </span><span class="trans">Did you go to work today? </span></li>
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  17. </ul>
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  18. </div>
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  19. <h2 id="with-a-topic">With a Topic</h2>
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  20. <h3 id="structure-1">Structure</h3>
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  21. <div class="jiegou">
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  22. <p>Topic (+ Subj.) + Verb + 了吗?</p>
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  23. </div>
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  24. <p>NOTE: in this structure, the topic is also the object for the verb.</p>
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  25. <h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3>
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  26. <div class="liju">
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  27. <ul>
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  28. <li>晚饭 你 吃 <em>了 吗</em>？<span class="pinyin">Wǎnfàn nǐ chī <em>le ma</em>? </span><span class="trans">Did you eat dinner? </span></li>
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  29. <li>衣服 你 洗 好 <em>了 吗</em>？<span class="pinyin">Yīfu nǐ xǐ hǎo <em>le ma</em>? </span><span class="trans">Have you finished washing the clothes? </span></li>
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  30. <li>作业 你 写 完 <em>了 吗</em>？<span class="pinyin">Zuòyè nǐ xiě wán <em> le ma</em>? </span><span class="trans">Have you finishing doing homework? </span></li>
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  31. <li>这 个 电影 你 看 <em>了 吗</em>？<span class="pinyin">Zhège diànyǐng nǐ kàn <em>le ma</em>? </span><span class="trans">Have you seen this movie? </span></li>
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  32. <li>我 的 邮件 你 收到 <em>了 吗</em>？ <span class="pinyin">Wǒ de yóujiàn nǐ shōudào <em>le ma</em>? </span><span class="trans">Have you received my email? </span></li>
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  33. </ul>
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  34. </div>
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  35. <p>Finally, please note that this pattern is nothing more than the combination of the <a href="expressing_completion_with_&quot;le&quot;" title="wikilink">expressing completion with &quot;le&quot;</a> pattern and the <a href="Yes-no_questions_with_&quot;ma&quot;" title="wikilink">yes/no questions with &quot;ma&quot;</a> pattern.</p>
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  36. <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
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  37. <ul>
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  38. <li><a href="Yes-no_questions_with_&quot;ma&quot;" title="wikilink">Yes-no questions with &quot;ma&quot;</a></li>
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  39. <li><a href="Expressing_completion_with_&quot;le&quot;" title="wikilink">Expressing completion with &quot;le&quot;</a></li>
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  40. <li><a href="Rhetorical_Questions_with_&quot;nandao&quot;" title="wikilink">Rhetorical Questions with &quot;nandao&quot;</a></li>
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  41. </ul>
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  42. <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>
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  43. <h3 id="books">Books</h3>
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  44. <ul>
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  45. <li><a href="Modern_Mandarin_Chinese_Grammar:_A_Practical_Guide" title="wikilink">Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide</a> (p. 229) <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415700108?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0415700108">→buy</a></li>
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  46. <li><a href="New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_2_(新实用汉语课本2)" title="wikilink">New Practical Chinese Reader 2 (新实用汉语课本2)</a> (p. 17) <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561911297/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=7561911297">→buy</a></li>
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  47. <li><a href="A_Practical_Chinese_Grammar_For_Foreigners_(外国人实用汉语语法)" title="wikilink">A Practical Chinese Grammar For Foreigners (外国人实用汉语语法)</a> (p. 429) <a href="http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?_encoding=UTF8&amp;tag=allset-23&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;asin=B001J0ADWA&amp;camp=536&amp;creative=3132&amp;creativeASIN=B001J0ADWA">→buy</a></li>
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  48. </ul>
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  50. <p><a href="Category:A2_grammar_points" title="wikilink">Category:A2 grammar points</a></p>
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