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|[[ASGQGV3P|Expressing Experiences with Verbs]] || V + 过 || <span class="liju">我 <em>去 过</em> 。</span>
 
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|[[ASGPNV3Q|Special Negation: "do not have"]] || 没 + 有 || <span class="liju">我 <em>没有</em> 钱 。</span>
 
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|[[ASGJ2OJC|"Before" a Specific Time]] || Time + 以前 || <span class="liju">10 点 <em>以前</em>,我 在 家。</span>
 
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|[[ASGVCWLU|"Before" in General]] || 以前,…… || <span class="liju"><em>以前</em>,我 不 会 中文。</span>
 
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|[[ASGJ36VN|Expressing Duration]] || Verb + 了 + [Duration] || <span class="liju">他 在 北京 住 <em>了 两 年</em>。</span>
 
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|[[ASG69RR8|Expressing Duration (ongoing)]] || Verb + 了 + [Duration] + 了 || <span class="liju">他 在 北京 住 <em>了 两 年 了</em>。</span>
 
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|[[ASGTSWBR|Expressing Completion with "''le''"]] || V + 了 || <span class="liju">她 去 <em>了</em> 北京。</span>
 
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|[[ASGYKDNF|Questions with "''le ma''"]] || V + 了 + 吗? || <span class="liju">北京 去 <em>了 吗</em>?</span>
 
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|[[ASGN1JR5|"Again" in the Past with "''you''"]] || 又 + V || <span class="liju">你 <em>又</em> 迟到 了。</span>
 
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|[[ASGY0UDC|Sequencing Past Events with "''houlai''"]] || ……,后来…… || <span class="liju">开始 他 不 同意, 但 <em>后来</em> 同意了。</span>
 
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|[[ASGTD3L3|Before and After with "''zhiqian''" and "''zhihou''"]] || 之前 / 之后 ||  <span class="liju">在 十 天 <em>之前</em>。</span>
 
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|[[ASGNEMXP|Saying "Ever Since" with "''yilai''"]] || …以来 || <span class="liju">八月份 <em>以来</em>。</span>
 
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|[[ASGSVF28|Expressing Duration of Inaction]] || [Duration] + 没 + [Verb Phrase] ) (+ 了) || <span class="liju">他 已经 <em>三 天 没</em> 洗澡 了。</span>
 
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|[[ASGACMNQ|"Since the Beginning" with "''yixiang''"]] || 一向 + V || <span class="liju">他 做 事情 <em>一向</em> 踏实 。</span>
 
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|[[ASGAEXSX|Sentence-Final "''le 1+2''"]] || ……了 || <span class="liju">我 明白 你 为什么 走 <em>了</em> 。</span>
 
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|[[ASGLI7GW|"(Ever) Since" with "''(zi)cong''"]] || (自)从…… || <span class="liju"><em>自从</em> 来 了 上海 , 他 就 习惯 了 繁忙 的 生活 。</span>
 
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Latest revision as of 07:55, 14 June 2013

The following structures used to refer to past actions in Chinese are organized according to our grammar points by level.

A1 Referring to the past

Grammar Point (English) Pattern Examples
Negation of past actions with "meiyou" 没有 + Verb 没有 去 酒吧。

A2 Referring to the past

Grammar Point (English) Pattern Examples
Before a specific time with "yiqian" Time / Verb + 以前 十 点 以前,我 在 家。
Expressing "before" in general with "yiqian" 以前,⋯⋯ 以前,我 不 会 说 中文。
Expressing "from… to…" with "cong… dao…" 从⋯⋯到⋯⋯ 1 号 5 号 我 在 上海。
Expressing "never" with "conglai" 从来 + 不 / 没(有) + Verb 从来 不 喝酒。我 从来 没有 美国。
Expressing completion with "le" Subj. + Verb + 了 + Obj. 我 吃 两 个 苹果。
Expressing duration with "le" Verb + 了 + Duration 他 在 北京 住 了 两 年
Expressing experiences with "guo" Verb + 过 我 去 中国 。
Expressing ongoing duration with double "le" Verb + 了 + Duration + 了 他 在 北京 住 了 两 年 了
Using "guo" with "le" Verb + 过 + 了 她 吃

B1 Referring to the past

Grammar Point (English) Pattern Examples
Expressing "again" in the past with "you" 又 + Verb + 了 迟到
Expressing "always" with "conglai" 从来 + 都 (是) + Predicate 从来 都 是 一个人,已经 习惯了。
Expressing "before" and "after" with "zhiqian" and "zhihou" Event + 之前 / 之后 ,⋯⋯ 出国 之前 ,他 和 女朋友 分手了 。
Expressing "ever since" with "yilai" Time / Event + 以来 ,⋯⋯ 今年 八月 以来 ,这里 一直 没 下 过 雨 。
Expressing duration of inaction Duration + 没 + Verb + 了 已经 一 个 星期 洗澡
Separable verb Verb-Obj. 我们
Sequencing past events with "houlai" ⋯⋯ ,后来 ⋯⋯ 开始 他 不 同意, 但 后来 同意了。
The "shi... de" construction for emphasizing details 是⋯⋯ 的 怎么 来

B2 Referring to the past

Grammar Point (English) Pattern Examples
Advanced "le" after an object Verb + Obj. + 了 我 吃 早饭 。
Advanced "le" with complements Subj. + Verb + 了 + Complement 上去 。
Comparing "yihou" and "zhihou" 以后 vs. 之后 我 昨天 吃完 以后 去 了 超市 。之后 我 就 回家 了 。
Expressing "ever since" with "zicong" (自)从⋯⋯ 自从 来 了 上海 , 他 就 习惯 了 繁忙 的 生活 。
Expressing "once" with "cengjing" Subj. + 曾经 + Verb + 过 (+ Obj.) 他 说 他 曾经 很多 傻事 。
Expressing "since the beginning" with "yixiang" 一向 + Verb 他 做 事情 一向 踏实 。

C1 Referring to the past

Grammar Point (English) Pattern Examples
Expressing "always previously" with "xianglai" Subject + 向来(都) + Verb/Verb Phrase 向来 努力,所以 我 每 一 次 考试 都 获得 满分。
Expressing "as early as" using "zaozai……" 早在 + Time Period, situation 早在