in the past, I
以前我运气不好常常找你找姐姐借钱
I used to have bad luck and often had to borrow money from you and my older sister.
— 一一 (2000)
以前我忽视了，但以后不会了
I overlooked it before, but I won’t anymore.
— 落水狗 (1992)
以前我还没开始捕白鱼时，厨娘总说买白鱼花了她多少钱。
Before I started catching whitefish, the cook always told me how much she’d spent on buying them.
以前我怎么就没留意到这个谜呢？
How did I never notice this mystery before?
以前我走错了
I took a wrong turn before.
— 英雄本色 (1986)