Learn 是 + O + 的 + N and V + 了 through Asking About Housing and Weather.
Examples
我回家。
I go home.
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这是我的房子。
This is my house.
他的房子很大。
His house is very big.
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我喜欢读书。
I like to read.
他还在读书。
He is still in school.
S + 是 + O + 的 + NUse 的 to indicate possession or a relationship between two nouns. Structure: Subject + 是 + Owner + 的 + Noun. This structure is often used to emphasize who owns what.
这是我家的桌子。
This is my family's table.
他是我的朋友。
He is my friend.
S + V + 了Use 了 at the end of a sentence to express an action that has happened or a change of state. It indicates that something has been completed or that a new situation has appeared.
下雨了，天气很冷。
It has started raining, and the weather is very cold.
我看见桌子了。
I saw the table.
Two friends talk on the phone about where they live and the weather.
喂，你好！你住在哪儿？
Hello! Where do you live?
我住在学校旁边。我家不大。
I live next to the school. My home isn't big.
你喜欢你的家吗？
Do you like your home?
喜欢。我家有很多书。你听，外面下雨了！
I do. My home has a lot of books. Listen, it's raining outside!
是吗？这里天气很热。
Really? It's very hot here.
我这里天气不热，很冷。你那里热，多喝水！
It's not hot here, it's very cold. It's hot where you are — drink lots of water!
你在家常常做什么？
What do you usually do at home?
我很喜欢在家读书。我的房子不大，桌子上有很多书。
I really like reading at home. My house isn’t big, and there are lots of books on the desk.