How to say “have already done” with 过 (guò)
Verb + 过 (guo) + 了 (le)
过 (guò) — completed action in the past
Verb + 过 (guo) + 了 (le)
HSK 2Particles过 (guò) — completed action in the past
Rule structure
过 (guo) marks experience, and sentence-final 了 (le) often adds the sense of “already”: the speaker has already had this experience or has already done the action. This form does not make a claim about whether the action may happen again in the future.
Rule structure
过 (guo) marks experience, and sentence-final 了 (le) often adds the sense of “already”: the speaker has already had this experience or has already done the action. This form does not make a claim about whether the action may happen again in the future.
Examples
我已经去过中国了。
Wǒ yǐjīng qù guo Zhōngguó le.
I have already been to China.
Examples
我已经去过中国了。
Wǒ yǐjīng qù guo Zhōngguó le.
I have already been to China.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “completed action in the past” in Chinese with 过?
Use the structure: Verb + 过 (guo) + 了 (le). For example: 我已经去过中国了。 — “I have already been to China.”.
What is an example sentence with this grammar rule?
我已经去过中国了。 — “I have already been to China.”.
Which HSK level includes this grammar rule?
This grammar rule is part of HSK 2.
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More HSK 2 grammar rules
着 — ongoing state
Verb + 着 (zhe)
了 — already done
Subj. + Verb Phrase + 了 (le)
吧 — conceding with “ba”
⋯⋯吧 (ba)
呢 — question particle
⋯⋯呢 (ne)?
过 — experience marker
Verb + 过 (guo)
最 — superlative “most”
最 (zuì) + Adj. (+ 了 (le))
到 — direction with “to go to”
到 (dào) + Place + 去 (qù)
虽然 — although… but…
虽然 (suīrán)⋯⋯，但是 (dànshì) / 可是 (kěshì)⋯⋯