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Revision as of 05:48, 22 November 2011

As well as talking about the past in general, you can use 以前 to talk about things that happened before a specific time. The structure for this is:

Time + 以前, Subject + Verb + Object

The time can be a specific time, or an action. Some examples:

  • 上 大学 以前,我 不 会 写 论文。
  • 三点 以前,我 在 咖啡店。
  • 喝 啤酒 以前,我 不 高兴。

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