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。
美国习惯用语流行美语教程英语900句 奥运英语 1000句Notes:
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.
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 worked there for a few years/ 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。
