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I used to take a walk in the early morning.
我过去常一大早出去散步。
wǒ guò qù cháng yī dà zǎo chū qù sàn bù.

He used to live in my neighborhood.
他曾与我是邻居。
tā céng yú wǒ shì lín jū.

Did you use to go fishing with friends?
过去你常和朋友钓鱼吗？
guò qù nǐ chāng hé péng yǒu diào yú ma?

We have known each other for six years.
我们认识有六年了。
wǒ mén rèn shì yǒu liù nián le

It has been a long time since last came here.
自从我上次来这里已经有很长时间了。
zì cóng wǒ shàng cì lái zhè lǐ yǐ jīng yǒu hěn cháng shí jiān le

Have you seen Mr. Smith recently?
最近你见过史密斯先生吗？
zuì jìn nǐ jiàn guò shǐ mī sī xiān shēng ma?

They've been working on this project since last year.
他们从去年开始一直都在做这个项目。
tā mén cóng qù nián kāi shǐ yī zhí duō zài zuò zhè gè xiàng mù.

I've been watching TV all night.
我看了一整晚的电视。
wǒ kàn le yī zhěng wǎn de diàn shì.

The movie began as soon as we got there.
我们一到那儿电影就开始了。
wǒ mén yi dào nà ér diàn yǐng jiù kāi shǐ le.

When I arrived at the station, the train had already left.
我到车站时，火车已经开了。
wǒ dào huǒ chē zhàn shí, huǒ ché yǐ jīng kāi le.

The late arrival of the ship had messed up all our plans.
船到晚了，把我们的计划全打乱了。
chuán dào wǎn le, bǎ wǒ mén de jì huà quán dǎ luàn le.

I had thought he knew the time of the meeting.
我原以为他知道开会时间。
wǒ yuán yǐ wéi tā zhī dào kāi huì shí jiān.

They had excepted me to go with them.
他们原本希望我和他们一起去。
tā mén yuán běn xī wàng wǒ hé tá̄ men yī qǐ qù.

That was the third time that I had visited the place.
那是我第三次参观那地方了。
nà shì wǒ dì sān cì cān guān nà dì fāng le.

After I had finished my paper, I put it in the drawer.
我写完论文，就把它放在抽屉了。
wǒ xiě wán lùn wén, jiù bǎ tā fàng zài chōu tì le.