I used to live in Seattle.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。

　　Notes                        注释

　　1When 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 / 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。

　　2If 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 used to live in Seattle；I worked there for a few years / I worked there for as few years；I was born in San Francisco / 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