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*他 <em>曾经</em> <strong>是</strong> 我 老板 。<span class="trans">He was once my boss.</span> | *他 <em>曾经</em> <strong>是</strong> 我 老板 。<span class="trans">He was once my boss.</span> | ||
*这里 <em>曾经</em> <strong>是</strong> 一个 学校 。<span class="trans">It was once a school here.</span> | *这里 <em>曾经</em> <strong>是</strong> 一个 学校 。<span class="trans">It was once a school here.</span> | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
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曾经，时间副词，放在动词前，表示某种动作、状态、情况在过去发生过或者存在过。
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Used with 过
跟行为动词搭配，通常要跟"过"连用。心理动词可以加“过”，也可以不加。
“曾经”可以在主语前或者主语后。
Structure
Subj. + 曾经 + Verb + 过
Examples
- 我们 曾经 一起 去 过 。We've once been there together.
- 他 说 他 曾经 做 过 很多 傻事 。He said that he once did a lot of stupid things.
- 你 曾经 喜欢 过 我 ？You once liked me?
- 她 曾经 想 当 演员 ，后来 成 了 全职太太 。She once wanted to become an actress. She became a full time wife afterwards.
“曾经”有时也会跟“了”连用:
- 为了 找 亲生 父母 ，她 曾经 花 了 很多钱 。In order to find her biological parents, she once spent lots of money.
跟形容词搭配时，要用“过”:
- 我们 都 曾经 年轻 过 。We were all once young.
- 他 的 音乐 曾经 流行 过 。His musician was once popular.
Used without 过
“曾经”和“是、在、有”等表存现意义的动词连用，不能加“过”。
Structure
曾经 + 是 / 在 / 有 ⋯⋯
Examples
- 他 曾经 是 我 老板 。He was once my boss.
- 这里 曾经 是 一个 学校 。It was once a school here.
- 中国 的 首都 曾经 在 南京 。The capital city of China once was Nanjing.
- 我 曾经 在 美国 教汉语 。I once taught Chinese in the US.
- 她 曾经 有 一个 西班牙 男朋友 。She once had a Spanish boyfriend.
- 他们 家 曾经 有 很多钱 。Their family once has lots of money.
Negative Form
Because 过 is used to talk about past actions, it should be negated with 没 (méi). When you mean to say "I haven't done...ever" or "something hasn't happened ever," just use this Expressing experiences with "guo".
It is incorrect to use 没 or 不 to negate 曾经.
不曾/ 未曾 + ⋯⋯
Examples
- 他 曾经 是 我 老板 。He was once my boss.
- 这里 曾经 是 一个 学校 。It was once a school here.
See also
- Before a specific time with "yiqian"
- Expressing "before" in general with "yiqian"
- Expressing "when" with "de shihou"
