meiyou .. isnt it past tense?

brambostic
 February 04, 2011, 06:53 AM posted in General Discussion

我们没有报纸

This translates as .."we don't have any newspapers".

But that's present tense. Isn't meiyou for past?

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toianw
 February 04, 2011, 07:11 AM

Hi brambostic,

Remember you can't use bu with you. So if you don't have anything it's always mei you. 

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brambostic
 February 04, 2011, 07:18 AM

right! i forgot that. thanks again, T.