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Past Experiences
Past tenses with more nuance.
小时候，我们住在农村。
When I was young we lived in the countryside.
Xiǎoshíhòu, wǒmen zhù zài nóngcūn.
去年我第一次去成都旅游。
Last year I travelled to Chengdu for the first time.
Qùnián wǒ dìyī cì qù Chéngdū lǚyóu.
她打电话的时候，我在工作。
I was working when she called.
Tā dǎ diànhuà de shíhòu, wǒ zài gōngzuò.
我以前抽烟，但戒了。
I used to smoke but I quit.
Wǒ yǐqián chōuyān, dàn jiè le.
那天我累极了。
I had become very tired that day.
Nà tiān wǒ lèi jí le.
我们谈到很晚。
We talked until late at night.
Wǒmen tán dào hěn wǎn.
我到了以后，大家都走了。
When I arrived everyone had already left.
Wǒ dào le yǐhòu, dàjiā dōu zǒu le.
我永远不会忘记那次旅行。
I will never forget that trip.
Wǒ yǒngyuǎn bù huì wàngjì nà cì lǚxíng.
我在那家公司工作了很多年。
I worked at that company for years.
Wǒ zài nà jiā gōngsī gōngzuò le hěn duō nián.
那本书我读了两遍。
I read that book twice.
Nà běn shū wǒ dú le liǎng biàn.
昨天下了一整天的雨。
It rained all day yesterday.
Zuótiān xià le yī zhěng tiān de yǔ.
我从那次经历中学到了很多。
I learned a lot from that experience.
Wǒ cóng nà cì jīnglì zhōng xué dào le hěn duō.
