A2 · Grammar reference · ASGP69JD
Using "guo" with "le"
You might be familiar with using 过 (guo) to indicate that an action has been experienced in the past, but then also see it used together with 了 (le). What's going on here? If you're already familiar with the basic usage of both 了 (le) and 过 (guo), then a special explanation of how they sometimes work together is now in order.
- Keywords
- 过 · 了 · have · already
- Used for
- Referring to the past · Expressing completion
- Classification
- Particles · HSK2
Examples (19)
她吃过了。
牙刷过了。
洗过了。
我们看过了。
他们见过了。
你吃过饭了吗？
我刷过牙了。
他洗过澡了。
我给他打过电话了。
客户看过合同了吗？
她已经吃过饭了。
我已经刷过牙了。
他已经洗过澡了。
A:她想吃饭吗？
B:她已经吃过饭了。
A:别忘记刷牙。
B:我已经刷过牙了。
A:他应该洗澡。
B:他已经洗过了。
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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