Aspect particles

动态助词

Added to verbs to indicate aspect (not the same as tense).

Potential content

• 了
  • Verb + 了
  • Verb + 了 + object
  • Verb + object + 了
  • Verb + 了 + quantity
  • Verb + 了 + quantity + 了
  • Adjective + 了
  • Noun + 了
• 着
  • Verb + 着
  • Verb + 着 + verb
• 过
  • Verb + 过
  • Some verbs cannot be followed by 过
    • 知道
    • 以为
    • 认为
    • 在
    • 属于
    • 使得
  • Adjective + 过

Sources and further reading

• 外国人实用汉语语法(中英文对照) (pp. 131 - 150)
• Practicing HSK Grammar (pp. 121 - 140)