When did you go to Guangzhou?

　　你什么时候去的广州？

　　A You’ve been to China before, haven’t you?

　　A 你以前来过中国，不是吗？

　　B Yes, I’ve been here a few times.

　　B 是的，我来过几次。

　　A Where did you go before? What places in China did you visit?

　　A 你以前去过什么地方？你都到过中国的什么地方？

　　B Oh, lots of different places – Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou . . .

　　B 哦，很多地方——北京、上海、广州. . .

　　A When did you go to Guangzhou?

　　A 你什么时候去的广州？

　　B That was about 5 years ago. I visited Guangzhou 5 years ago.

　　B 大约5年前。我5年前去的广州。

　　Notes 注释

　　1 Remember the words and phrases you use when talking about the past, e.g.: before / before: ago / ago: last / last: e.g.: Where did you go before? / Where did you go before?; I visited Guangzhou 5 years ago / I visited Guangzhou 5 years ago; I arrived last week / I arrived last week.

　　记住在谈论过去的事情时使用的词汇和短语，例如：before / 在...之前: ago / ...之前: last / 上一个...: 例如: Where did you go before? /你以前去过什么地方？； I visited Guangzhou 5 years ago /我5年前去过广州； I arrived last week /我上周到的。

　　2 Usually these words and phrases are used with times, dates, years, days, e.g.: before 10 o’clock / before 10 o’clock, e.g. Can we meet before 10 o’clock? / Can we meet before 10 o’clock? ; Last Friday / Last Friday, e.g.: I met my friend last Friday / I met my friend last Friday.

　　通常这些词和短语和时间、日期、年份和星期几一起用，例如：before 10 o’clock / 在10点之前,例如 Can we meet before 10 o’clock? / 我们能在10点之前见面吗？； Last Friday / 上周五。 例如：I met my friend last Friday /我上周五见了我的朋友。

Key phrases and sentences   You’ve been to China before, haven’t you? Yes, I’ve been here a few times. Where did you go before?  What places in China did you visit? Oh, lots of different places – Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou . . . When did you go to Guangzhou? That was about 5 years ago. I visited Guangzhou 5 years ago.

重要的短语和句子   你以前来过中国，不是吗？   是的，我来过几次。 你以前去过什么地方？ 你都到过中国的其他什么地方？   哦，很多地方——北京、上海、广州. . .   你什么时候去的广州？ 大约5年前。 我5年前去的广州。