1. Tā shi zuótiān láide ma? 他/她是昨天來的嗎? Did he/she come yesterday? affirmative Shìde. Tā shi zuótiān láide. 是的。他/她是昨天來的。 Yes, he/she came yesterday. 2 4 FSI-Chinese 2. Tā shi zuótiān láide ma? 他/她是昨天來的? Did he/she come yesterday? negative Bù. Tā bú shi zuótiān láide. 不。他/她不是昨天來的. No, he/she didn’t come yesterday. 2 4 FSI-Chinese 3. Wáng tóngzhì shi qiántiān dàode ma? 王同志是前天到的嗎? Did Comrade Wáng arrive the day before yesterday? negative Bù. Wáng tóngzhì bú shi qiántiān dàode. 不。王同志不是前天到的。 No, Comrade Wáng didn’t arrive the day before yesterday. 2 4 FSI-Chinese 4. Tā gēge shi jīntiān láide ma? 他/她哥哥是今天來的嗎? Did his/her older brother come today? negative Bù. Tā gēge bú shi jīntiān láide. 不。他/她哥哥不是今天來的。 No, his/her older brother didn’t come today. 2 4 FSI-Chinese 5. Lǐ xiānsheng shi jīntiān zǒude ma? 李先生是今天走的嗎? Did Mr. Lǐ leave today? negative Bù. Lǐ xiānsheng bú shi jīntiān zǒude. 不。李先生不是今天走的。 No, Mr. Lǐ didn’t leave today. 2 4 FSI-Chinese 6. Zhào fūren shi zuótiān dàode ma? 趙夫人是昨天到的嗎? Did Mrs. Zhào arrive yesterday? affirmative Shìde. Zhào fūren shi zuótiān dàode. 是的。趙夫人是昨天到的。 Yes, Mrs. Zhào did arrive yesterday. 2 4 FSI-Chinese 7. Tāmen háizi shi qiántiān zǒude ma? 他們孩子是前天走的嗎? Did their children leave the day before yesterday? negative Bù. Tāmen háizi bú shi qiántiān zǒude. 不。他們孩子不是前天走的。 No, their children didn’t leave the day before yesterday. 2 4 FSI-Chinese 8. Sūn nǚshì shi zuótiān dàode ma? 孫女士是昨天到的嗎? Did Mrs. Sūn arrive yesterday? negative Bù. Sūn nǚshì bǔ shi zuótiān dàode. 不。孫女士不是昨天到的。 No, Mrs. Sūn didn’t arrive yesterday 2 4 FSI-Chinese