Difference between revisions of "Before a specific time with "yiqian""

Line 25: Line 25:
  
 
[[Category:A2 grammar points]]
 
[[Category:A2 grammar points]]
 +
{{Used for|Expressing Time and Date}}
 
{{Basic Grammar|以前|A2|Time + 以前|10 点 <em>以前</em>,我 在 家。|grammar point|ASGJ2OJC}}
 
{{Basic Grammar|以前|A2|Time + 以前|10 点 <em>以前</em>,我 在 家。|grammar point|ASGJ2OJC}}
 
{{Similar|After a specific time}}  
 
{{Similar|After a specific time}}  
 
{{Similar|"Before" in general}}  
 
{{Similar|"Before" in general}}  
 
{{Similar|Before and After with "zhiqian" and "zhihou"}}
 
{{Similar|Before and After with "zhiqian" and "zhihou"}}

Revision as of 03:03, 14 June 2012

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。
  • 开 车 以前,我 不 喝 酒。

See also