A How long have you lived in Beijing?
A 你在北京住多久了?
B I’ve been in Beijing for seven years.
B 我已经在北京住了七年了。
A So you’re not from Beijing?
A 那么你不是北京人了?
B No, before I came to Beijing, I lived in Tianjin. I was born there.
B 不是的,在来北京之前,我一直住在天津。我是在那里出生的。
当你在说关于过去发生的事,或者你的出生地,出生日期时,你要用过去时态,例如:
I was born in Tianjin / 我是在天津出生的。
I was born in 1977 / 我出生于1977年。
练习:
I lived in Shanghai.
I was born in 1988.
I went to university in Beijing.
I worked in Tianjin.
我过去住在上海。
我是在1988年出生的。
我是在北京上的大学。
我过去在天津工作。