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Have You Ever (V过)

1. Explain it simply

Verb + 过 says you have done something before - a past experience, not one specific finished event: 我看过那个电影.

To say you have never done it, put 没(有) before the verb: 没 + Verb + 过. Keep 过 in place.

To ask, add 吗 at the end, or put 没有 after the phrase: V过…没有?

2. Show examples

我看过那个电影。

Wǒ kànguò nàge diànyǐng.

I have seen that movie.

experience

我没去过北京。

Wǒ méi qùguò Běijīng.

I have never been to Beijing.

没 negation

你喝过中国茶没有?

Nǐ hēguò Zhōngguó chá méiyǒu?

Have you drunk Chinese tea (or not)?

没有 question

你去过中国吗?

Nǐ qùguò Zhōngguó ma?

Have you been to China?

吗 question

3. Share a tip

过 marks an experience ('have ever done'), while 了 marks a completed event: 我看过那个电影 means you have seen it at some point, but 我看了那个电影 means you finished watching it at a specific time. To negate 过, always use 没 (never 不), and leave 过 in place after the verb.

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