The 在……呢 (zài...ne) Construction - Expressing Progressive Action

Pattern

• Subject + 在 + Verb + (Object) + 呢

Usage

• Used to indicate that an action is in progress at the time of speaking.
• One can use “在...呢” together, or just “在” or “呢” alone.

Examples

1. 1

   你在做什么呢？

   Nǐ zài zuò shénme ne?

   What are you doing?

2. 2

   我在看书呢。

   Wǒ zài kàn shū ne.

   I am reading a book.