Past Travel Experiences
Learn how to talk about past trips using time phrases and 了.
1. Time phrases
去年
qù nián
last year上个月
shàng gè yuè
last month去年夏天
qù nián xià tiān
last summer上个星期
shàng gè xīng qī
last week去年我去了北京。
Last year I went to Beijing.
去年夏天我去了中国。
Last summer I went to China.
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2. Using 了 for past actions
了
le
past marker去了
qù le
went参观了
cān guān le
visited看了
kàn le
saw我参观了很多景点。
I visited many attractions.
我看了长城。
I saw the Great Wall.
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3. Sequencing events
先
xiān
first然后
rán hòu
then最后
zuì hòu
finally以后
yǐ hòu
after我先去了北京，然后去了上海。
I first went to Beijing, then went to Shanghai.
参观以后，我们去吃饭。
After visiting, we went to eat.
4. Duration and frequency
两天
liǎng tiān
two days一个星期
yí gè xīng qī
one week每天
měi tiān
every day一次
yí cì
once我在中国待了一个星期。
I stayed in China for one week.
我每天都去参观景点。
I visited attractions every day.
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Complete
去年夏天我去了中国。我先去了北京，然后去了上海。我参观了很多景点，还吃了很多美食。我在那里待了一个星期。
Last summer I went to China. I first went to Beijing, then went to Shanghai. I visited many attractions and also ate lots of delicious food. I stayed there for one week.