HSK 2Verbs
Experience with 过
过 after a verb indicates having experienced something at some point.
Pattern
Subject + Verb + 过 + Object
Explanation
过 after a verb means you have experienced doing something before. It focuses on whether the experience has happened, not when.
Negate with 没(有)...过: "我没去过中国". Never use 不 with 过.
Examples
我去过北京。
Wǒ qù guo Běijīng.
I have been to Beijing.
你吃过中国菜吗？
Nǐ chī guo Zhōngguó cài ma?
Have you eaten Chinese food?
他没学过日语。
Tā méi xué guo Rìyǔ.
He has never studied Japanese.
Common Mistakes
Wrong
我不去过北京。
Correct
我没去过北京。
Use 没, not 不, to negate 过.
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