Aspect particle 过 (guò) for past experience

Pattern

• Subject + (没) + Verb + 过 + (Object)

Usage

• 过 (guò) marks experiential aspect ('have done something before'): Subject + Verb + 过 + (Object).
• Examples: 我去过中国两次 (I have been to China twice), 你吃过北京烤鸭吗?
• (Have you ever eaten Peking duck?).
• CRUCIAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 过 AND 了 IN NEGATION: - When negating 了 with 没, you DROP 了 (我吃了 → 我没吃).

Examples

1. 1

   我去过中国两次。

   Wǒ qù guò Zhōngguó liǎng cì.

   I have been to China twice.

2. 2

   你吃过北京烤鸭吗?

   Nǐ chī guò Běijīng kǎoyā ma?

   Have you ever eaten Peking duck?

3. 3

   我没看过这部电影。

   Wǒ méi kàn guò zhè bù diànyǐng.

   I have never watched this movie.