Expressing experiences with verbs
The aspect particle 过 is used to indicate that an action has been experienced in the past. The structure is:
Subject + Verb + 过 + Object
What this expresses is that the verb has been done at least once before, without specifying a particular time. 过 is used to talk about whether something has ever happened - whether it has been experienced.
Some examples:
- 我 去 过 中国。
- 他 吃 过 小笼包。
- 你 看 过 那 个 人 吗？
Negating a 过 sentence
Because 过 is used to talk about past actions, it should be negated with 没. The structure is:
Subject + 没 + Verb + 过 + Object
Some examples:
- 我 没 去 过 中国。
- 他 没 听 过 这 首 歌。
- 你 没 尝 过 这 种 啤酒。
Books
- Common Chinese Patterns 330 (pp. ???)
- Mandarin Chinese: A Functional Reference Grammar (pp. ???)
- Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide (pp. ???)
- New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1) (pp. ???)
- New Practical Chinese Reader 2 (新实用汉语课本2) (pp. ???)
- 外国人实用汉语语法(中英文对照) (pp. ???)
- 简明汉语语法学习手册 (pp. ???)
Websites
- ChinesePod: Qing Wen - 过(guo) (free podcast content)
