ParticlesHSK 3
Expressing experiences with 过
Use 过 after a verb to talk about an experience or something that has ever happened. Remember that 过 does not specify when the action took place, only that it did at some point.
Structure
Subj. + Verb + 过 + Obj.
Examples
- 你学过中文吗？Nǐ xué guò zhōng wén ma?Have you ever studied Chinese?
- 你见过那个人吗？Nǐ jiàn guò nà ge rén ma?Have you seen that person before?
- 我们来过这个地方。Wǒ men lái guò zhè ge dì fāng.We've been to this place before.
- 我也吃过日本菜。Wǒ yě chī guò rì běn cài.I've also eaten Japanese food before.
- 你看过这个电影吗？Nǐ kàn guò zhè ge diàn yǐng ma?Have you seen this movie?