<p>Time/date can be placed after the aux/modal verb which supports the main verb, to indicate the tense of the act, in the pattern of - <strong>Aux/Modal Verb + 在 + Time + Main Verb</strong>.</p>
<ul>
<li><p>我&quot;要&quot;在十一點抵達 - I want/must/need to arrive at 11 o'clock.</p>
</li>
<li><p>我&quot;能&quot;在十一點抵達 - I can arrive at 11 o'clock.</p>
</li>
<li><p>我&quot;將/會/將會&quot;在十一點抵達/- I shall/will arrive at 11 o'clock.</p>
</li>
<li><p>我&quot;必會&quot;在十一點抵達 - I certainly will arrive at 11 o'clock.</p>
</li>
</ul>

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Thank you for examples.
Adrift
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You are welcome.
r13
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r13
<p>Think about it like in English.</p>
<p>The original sentence you gave was  我在十一点半给你打电话，好吗？（好的sounds weird,say 好吗）</p>
<p>将 means I'm going to; so adding it becomes:</p>
<p>&quot;I'm going to call you at 11:30, alright?&quot; 我将在十一点半给你打电话, 好吗?</p>
<p>会 means I will; so adding it becomes:  &quot;I will call you at 11:30 alright?&quot; 我会在十一点半给你打电话，好吗？</p>
<p>Now, you see the pattern right? Both indicate some time in which we would call the person. You can't randomly add verbs there, like run or jump; I run call you? Doesn't sound right, right?</p>
<p>On a side note, words like 立马，立即，赶紧 can also be added (indicating some kind of time, but because of the immediate urgency, adds a tone to the sentence); for instance, 赶紧在十一点半给我打电话，Call me at 11:30！(with some sentiment of anger within)</p>

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Very helpful, thank you!
Adrift
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<p>I notice some verbs like 会 and 将 among some others can be placed before time words.</p>
<p>Like in my sentence below, an example:</p>
<p>我将在十一点半给你打电话, 好的? - <strong>Pinyin:</strong> (Wǒ jiàng zài shíyī diǎn bàn gěi nǐ dǎ diànhuà, hǎo de?)</p>
<p>I've seen this many times and I'm wondering if it's just certain verbs that allow this. Thank you.</p>

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Which verbs allow time words to come after?
# Which verbs allow time words to come after?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-01-26)

I notice some verbs like 会 and 将 among some others can be placed before time words.

Like in my sentence below, an example:

我将在十一点半给你打电话, 好的? - **Pinyin:** (Wǒ jiàng zài shíyī diǎn bàn gěi nǐ dǎ diànhuà, hǎo de?)

I've seen this many times and I'm wondering if it's just certain verbs that allow this. Thank you.

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2023-01-26. Score: 3

Time/date can be placed after the aux/modal verb which supports the main verb, to indicate the tense of the act, in the pattern of - **Aux/Modal Verb + 在 + Time + Main Verb**.

* 我"要"在十一點抵達 - I want/must/need to arrive at 11 o'clock.
* 我"能"在十一點抵達 - I can arrive at 11 o'clock.
* 我"將/會/將會"在十一點抵達/- I shall/will arrive at 11 o'clock.
* 我"必會"在十一點抵達 - I certainly will arrive at 11 o'clock.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thank you for examples.  
> **username_1**: You are welcome.  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2023-01-26. Score: 1

Think about it like in English.

The original sentence you gave was 我在十一点半给你打电话，好吗？（好的sounds weird,say 好吗）

将 means I'm going to; so adding it becomes:

"I'm going to call you at 11:30, alright?" 我将在十一点半给你打电话, 好吗?

会 means I will; so adding it becomes: "I will call you at 11:30 alright?" 我会在十一点半给你打电话，好吗？

Now, you see the pattern right? Both indicate some time in which we would call the person. You can't randomly add verbs there, like run or jump; I run call you? Doesn't sound right, right?

On a side note, words like 立马，立即，赶紧 can also be added (indicating some kind of time, but because of the immediate urgency, adds a tone to the sentence); for instance, 赶紧在十一点半给我打电话，Call me at 11:30！(with some sentiment of anger within)

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Very helpful, thank you!  

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