Grammar: Circumstances of the event

CIRCUMSTANCES of the event

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When we want to bring up the information that something happened or has happened, we use the “past tences” with 了 /le/ or 过 /guo/

EXAMPLES

I have been to China.

我去过中国。

<Wǒ qù guo Zhōngguó.>

EXPERIENCE

I have bought a book.

我买了一本书。

<Wǒ mǎi le yī běn shū.>

Yesterday I bought a book in a bookstore.

我昨天在书店买了一本书。

<Wǒ zuótiān zài shūdiàn mǎi le yī běn shū.>

When we already know that something happened or has happened, and we want to ask for more informations or add more informations, we use this special construction

The construction is 是。。。的 /shì…de/

The construction is the same for questions

EXAMPLES

I went there in the year 2012.

我是 2012 年去的。

Wǒ shì 2012 nián qù de.

In which year did you go there?

你是哪一年去的？

<Nǐ shì nǎ yī nián qù de?>

那个 / WHICH?

I didn't buy it, my friend bought it.

不是我买的，是我朋友买的。

Bùshì wǒ mǎi de, shì wǒ péngyǒu mǎi de.

Libai was born in 701 and died in 762.

李白是 701 年出生的，762 年去世的。

Lǐbái shì 701 nián chūshēng de, 762 nián qùshì de.

At which date did you go there?

你们是几号去的？

<Nǐmen shì jǐ hào qù de?>

几 / HOW MANY?

Where did you get to know each other?

你们是在哪里认识的？

<Nǐmen shì zài nǎli rènshi de?>

Where were you born?

你是在哪里出生的？

Nǐ shì zài nǎli chūshēng de?

WORDS 生

(it) was bought in a bookstore.

是在书店买的。

<Shì zài shūdiàn mǎi de.>

了 / FINISHED ACTION

过 / EXPERIENCE IN THE PAST

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