我之前在这儿工作过很多年
“I worked here for many years.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Did you get the wrong place? That's impossible.”
我之前 在这 儿 工作过很多年
“I worked here for many years.”
不可能会记错的
“I couldn't have remembered it wrong.”
“Do not treat me like I am crazy; I know this place better than you do.”
In Chinese interaction, citing long-term personal connection or seniority is a common way to establish credibility and reject doubt.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
previously / in the past
A common temporal adverb used to establish a past condition or background.
have worked here before
Combines location and the experiential aspect marker '过' to show past experience.
many years
Placed after the verb phrase as a duration complement to emphasize length of time.