I used to live in Seattle.

　　我过去住在西雅图。

　　A How about you? Where do you live?

　　A 你呢？你住在哪里？

　　B Now? Now, I live in Washington. I’ve been there for 5 years.

　　B 现在吗？现在，我住在华盛顿。我在那里已经住了5年了。

　　A But you’re not from Washington?

　　A 但是你不是华盛顿人？

　　B No. I used to live in Seattle. I worked there for a few years.

　　B 不是。我过去住在西雅图。我在那里工作了几年。

　　A And before that?

　　A 在那之前呢？

　　B Before that, San Francisco. I was born in San Francisco.

　　B 在那之前，我在旧金山。我出生在旧金山。

　　Notes 注释

　　1 When you ask about something that started in the past but continues to the present time, you use the Present Perfect tense, e.g.: I’ve been there for 5 years / I’ve been there for 5 years.

　　当你谈论在过去开始但是一直持续到现在的某事时，用现在完成时态，例如：I’ve been there for 5 years/我在那里已经5年了。

　　2 If you are talking about something that is completely in the past, you use the Past Tense (sometimes called the Imperfect), e.g.: I used to live in Seattle / I used to live in Seattle; I worked there for a few years / I worked there for as few years; I was born in San Francisco / I was born in San Francisco.

　　如果所谈论的事情完全发生在过去，则用过去时态(有时也叫做未完成时态)，例如：I used to live in Seattle /我过去住在西雅图。；I worked there for a few years /我在那里工作了几年。； I was born in San Francisco /我出生在旧金山。

Key phrases and sentences   How about you?  Where do you live? Now?  Now, I live in Washington.  I’ve been there for 5 years. But you’re not from Washington? No.  I used to live in Seattle.  I worked there for a few years. And before that? Before that, San Francisco.   I was born in San Francisco.

重要的短语和句子   你呢？你住在哪里？   现在吗？现在，我住在华盛顿。 我在那里已经住了5年了。 但是你不是华盛顿人？ 不是。我过去住在西雅图。 我在那里工作了几年。 在那之前呢？ 在那之前，我在旧金山。 我出生在旧金山。