<p>I got this from another forum, I find it useful:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>了和过的区别</p>
  
  <p>了和过都能用在动词后面。   了 有表示过去时，现在进行时，将来时的意思。   如：我去了一趟超市。（过去）   我睡觉了。（现在）<br>
  我到了给你打电话。（将来）<br>
  过 只表示过去发生的某些事情。不能表示现在时和将来时。<br>
   如：我去过中国。   </p>
  
  <p>了 和 过的用法是非常相似的，希望你能慢慢体会，多多练习。(ง •_•)ง,加油</p>
</blockquote>

<p>My take on your sentences:</p>

<ol>
<li><p>我们现在一起吃饭。</p></li>
<li><p>我明天要跟你去健身房了。</p></li>
<li><p>我已经吃了午饭。</p></li>
<li><p>我看电影了。</p></li>
<li><p>她穿了新的裙子。</p></li>
<li><p>我去了中文课了。（第二个‘了’是语气助词）</p></li>
<li><p>他会说中文了。</p></li>
<li><p>你真的买了两个新的电视吗？  </p></li>
<li><p>他买了四本书。</p></li>
<li><p>你们回家吧。</p></li>
</ol>

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Pedroski
<p>我明天要跟你去健身房了 and 我明天要跟你去健身房 are not the same mean.</p>

<p>我明天要跟你去健身房了。 means in the past, I didn't need to go to gym, while I have to do it tomorrow.</p>

<p>我明天要跟你去健身房。 it has nothing related to the past, just means that I will do that tomorrow.</p>

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Renke
<p>For my Chinese language class, I need to go through this practice worksheet and fill out which uses of 了 are correct. However, while I think I know decently when to use 了， I am not sure about some of my answers, as we have not discussed some things in class.</p>

<p>| 我们现在一起吃饭了。       | I'm not sure about this one. I think it might be correct because it could say "Now we can eat," which uses 了 to indicate a change.<br>
            |
| 我明天要跟你去健身房了。   | I don't think this one is correct because it uses 明天 and 要which  indicates it will happen in the future.                                          |</p>

<p>| 我已经吃了午饭。           | I think this one is correct, it says "I already ate lunch."                                                                                          |</p>

<p>| 我看电影了。               | This one seems correct, "I watched TV."                                                                                                              |</p>

<p>| 她穿新的裙子了             | This one also seems to use 了correctly, it says "She wore a new skirt."                                                                              |
| 我去了中文课了。           | Again, this one also seems to use 了 correctly, I believe it translates to "I have been going to Chinese class."                                     |
| 他会说中文了。             | This one also seems correct. "He can now speak Chinese."                                                                                             |</p>

<p>| 你真的买了两个新的电视吗？ | I also think this is correct, because the 了 occurs before the numbers and  indicates a the past tense of 买。 “Did you really buy two televisions?" |</p>

<p>| 他买四本书了               | This one isn't correct because 了occurs after the quantity and not before the quantity and after the verb like it should.                            |</p>

<p>| 你们回家了                 | I think this one is correct, it translates to "You have returned home."                                                                              |</p>

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"电影" is usually "movie".
Brian Tung
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看了电影， 看电影了both exist see jukuu,  我明天要跟你去健身房了??  regarding 了 for future action see recent https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/23175/why-cant-%e4%ba%86-be-used-to-indicate-a-completed-action-that-has-yet-to-come/23191#23191
user6065
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See here. https://chinese.stackexchange.com/a/23192/9732
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<past-tense>
Proper use of 了 in Chinese
# Proper use of 了 in Chinese

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-05-10)

For my Chinese language class, I need to go through this practice worksheet and fill out which uses of 了 are correct. However, while I think I know decently when to use 了， I am not sure about some of my answers, as we have not discussed some things in class.

| 我们现在一起吃饭了。 | I'm not sure about this one. I think it might be correct because it could say "Now we can eat," which uses 了 to indicate a change.  
|
| 我明天要跟你去健身房了。 | I don't think this one is correct because it uses 明天 and 要which indicates it will happen in the future. |

| 我已经吃了午饭。 | I think this one is correct, it says "I already ate lunch." |

| 我看电影了。 | This one seems correct, "I watched TV." |

| 她穿新的裙子了 | This one also seems to use 了correctly, it says "She wore a new skirt." |
| 我去了中文课了。 | Again, this one also seems to use 了 correctly, I believe it translates to "I have been going to Chinese class." |
| 他会说中文了。 | This one also seems correct. "He can now speak Chinese." |

| 你真的买了两个新的电视吗？ | I also think this is correct, because the 了 occurs before the numbers and indicates a the past tense of 买。 “Did you really buy two televisions?" |

| 他买四本书了 | This one isn't correct because 了occurs after the quantity and not before the quantity and after the verb like it should. |

| 你们回家了 | I think this one is correct, it translates to "You have returned home." |

**Tags:** past-tense
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: "电影" is usually "movie".  
> **username_2**: 看了电影， 看电影了both exist see jukuu,  我明天要跟你去健身房了??  regarding 了 for future action see recent https://chinese.stackexchange.com/questions/23175/why-cant-%e4%ba%86-be-used-to-indicate-a-completed-action-that-has-yet-to-come/23191#23191  
> **username_3**: See here. https://chinese.stackexchange.com/a/23192/9732  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2017-05-10. Score: 1

I got this from another forum, I find it useful:

> 了和过的区别
>
> 了和过都能用在动词后面。 了 有表示过去时，现在进行时，将来时的意思。 如：我去了一趟超市。（过去） 我睡觉了。（现在）  
> 我到了给你打电话。（将来）  
> 过 只表示过去发生的某些事情。不能表示现在时和将来时。  
> 如：我去过中国。
>
> 了 和 过的用法是非常相似的，希望你能慢慢体会，多多练习。(ง •\_•)ง,加油

My take on your sentences:

1. 我们现在一起吃饭。
2. 我明天要跟你去健身房了。
3. 我已经吃了午饭。
4. 我看电影了。
5. 她穿了新的裙子。
6. 我去了中文课了。（第二个‘了’是语气助词）
7. 他会说中文了。
8. 你真的买了两个新的电视吗？
9. 他买了四本书。
10. 你们回家吧。


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### Answer by username_5 on 2017-07-02. Score: 1

我明天要跟你去健身房了 and 我明天要跟你去健身房 are not the same mean.

我明天要跟你去健身房了。 means in the past, I didn't need to go to gym, while I have to do it tomorrow.

我明天要跟你去健身房。 it has nothing related to the past, just means that I will do that tomorrow.


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