Question FormsHSK 3

Questions with 了吗

To ask a yes-no question about a completed action, add 了 (completed-action marker) then 吗 (question particle) at the end of the sentence. The order is always 了 before 吗, never reversed. A common mistake is saying 吗了 instead of 了吗.

Structure

Subj. + Verb + Obj. + 了吗?

Examples

你吃饭了吗？
Nǐ chī fàn le ma?
Did you eat?
老板走了吗？
Lǎo bǎn zǒu le ma?
Did the boss leave?
你男朋友找到新工作了吗？
Nǐ nán péng you zhǎo dào xīn gōng zuò le ma?
Has your boyfriend found a new job yet?
妈妈，你昨天给我打电话了吗？
Mā ma, nǐ zuó tiān gěi wǒ dǎ diàn huà le ma?
Mom, did you call me yesterday?
你今天去上班了吗？
Nǐ jīn tiān qù shàng bān le ma?
Did you go to work today?

Words that use this

了le(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
吗ma(question particle for yes-no questions)

Questions with 了 吗

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Examples

Words that use this

Questions with 了吗