Home Chinese Grammar Functions Function: Past These articles cover Chinese grammar releated to "past". 以前 (yǐqián) and 以后 (yǐhòu) in Chinese grammar: before and after, past and future 过 (guò) in Chinese grammar: past experiences, past actions The 是…的 (shì…de) construction in Chinese grammar Past events in Mandarin Chinese grammar (there's no past tense!)