Before I came to Beijing, I lived in Tianjin.

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。