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darkstar94
Posted on: The 是...的 (Shì...de) Pattern
August 9, 2012 at 10:35 PMIf you want to look at it in terms of English translation then the first one is a question in the past tense and the second one is a question in the future tense.
"When did Xiaoming go to Beijing?"
"When is Xiaoming going to Beijing?"
Hope that helps
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August 9, 2012 at 10:30 PMHow about normal Windows pinyin? Not exactly the most advanced but I'm sure it'll work
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August 7, 2012 at 3:24 AMyou can never be too newbie for QQ! just use the international version of it
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August 1, 2012 at 11:42 PM还是它们的意思不一样？
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July 30, 2012 at 6:00 AM受到关注和引起注意的意思一样吗
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July 25, 2012 at 11:42 AMwhat do you mean? in what sense?
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July 25, 2012 at 11:42 AM多谢啦！
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July 25, 2012 at 3:56 AM那么更新一下这节课是不是太费劲儿了？
Posted on: The 是...的 (Shì...de) Pattern
August 10, 2012 at 11:13 PMIf that was the case I would reply:
他是什么时候去（北京）的？
It would sound wrong without this pattern (because it's an inquiry about a past event), but in terms of whether people would understand what you were trying to say, I assume they could guess.
In terms of the part you talk about 了, you probably already know that 没 is more or less the negative form of 了 so that's why it's not in your second example. In regards to 他去银行, I guess sometimes when the context is clear, 了 isn't used, however I would still expect to hear 他去银行了 (He's gone to the bank) in most cases.