カンベラ オオストラリア たいしょくしていましたまえにカンベラにすでいました。カンベラはオオストラリアのしゅとです。そしてカンベラは奈良のしまいとしです。 I hope this says Before I retired I lived in Canberra. Canberra is the capital of Australia. It is also a sister ci

Hilary Metcalf

カンベラ　オオストラリアたいしょくしていましたまえにカンベラにすでいました。カンベラはオオストラリアのしゅとです。そしてカンベラは奈良のしまいとしです。 I hope this says Before I retired I lived in Canberra. Canberra is the capital of Australia. It is also a sister city to Nara. all corrections/advice on improving this would be very welcome. ありがとうございます

Mar 2, 2015 1:22 AM

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キャンベラ　オーストラリア

退職する前にキャンベラに住んでいました。キャンベラはオーストラリアの首都です。キャンベラは奈良の姉妹都市です。

I hope this says

Before I retired I lived in Canberra. Canberra is the capital of Australia. It is also a sister city to Nara.

all corrections/advice on improving this would be very welcome.

ありがとうございます

March 2, 2015

I am new to italki Ryoko and am amazed at how helpful people are and what a wonderful resource this is. If I can help you with your English, please let me know.

March 2, 2015

I'm glad that you've understood. My English isn't very good yet but I know that each language has its own grammar, ways to say, etc. please enjoy learning and every question is welcome. Best.

March 2, 2015

Oh yes, I understood that I needed to use すんでいました　perfectly well - and I just realised I made a mistake in my typing and left out the ん　originally. No when I said I didn't realise about the verb tense I meant using the plain present form before 前に。And needing to use the past tense after あとeven when talking about the future - that's what I hadn't realised. Thank you for pointing it out.

March 2, 2015

Didn't you understand about the form change of すむ to すんで? You have to remember the conjugations like we did in English, like "think --> thought, have --> had". (They aren't "thinked/haved").

March 2, 2015

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