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Expressing past experience with 过 (guo)
Actions & Events
Aspect & Tense
Structure
Verb + 过 + Object
Explanation
过 (guo) is an aspect particle placed after a verb to indicate that an action has been experienced at least once in the past. It emphasizes that someone has had the experience, not when it happened. For example, 我去过中国 means 'I have been to China (at some point).'
Examples
我吃过北京烤鸭，味道非常好。
Wǒ chīguò Běijīng kǎoyā, wèidào fēicháng hǎo.
I've had Beijing roast duck, and it tasted very good.
你看过这部电影吗？
Nǐ kànguò zhè bù diànyǐng ma?
Have you seen this movie?
他以前学过日语，但现在忘了很多。
Tā yǐqián xuéguò Rìyǔ, dàn xiànzài wàng le hěn duō.
He studied Japanese before, but now he's forgotten a lot.