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From :   christina

Date : 2009-06-08 / 02:47PM

Hello mr. Benny, the best mandarin teacher in the world haishi Benny xian sheng zui hao de pu tong hua de lao shi,

How do I say “past”, “present”, “future”?

It’s in the past.
It happened in the past.
past tense?
present tense?
In the present?
Future?
In the future, I will go there?
My job has no future?

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2009-06-08 / 02:49PM

nǐ hǎo christina,

In Chinese we say:

1. past = guò qù

2. future = jiāng lái/ wèi lái

3. xiàn zài = present/ now

Benny



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