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HSK 2.0 Nivel 4+ HSK 3.0 Nivel 4+ 6 min de lectura

Aspect Review: 了, 过, 着

Review the three major aspect markers together.

Pattern

了 = event/change; 过 = experience; 着 = continuing state

Choose aspect by what the sentence highlights.

他买了票。

When to use Aspect Review: 了, 过, 着

了, 过, and 着 do not map cleanly to English tense. They mark event completion/change, experience, and continuing state.

我去过那个地方。

I have been to that place before.

门开着，我们进去吧。

The door is open; let us go in.

他穿着黑色衣服。

He is wearing black clothes.

我已经看完了。

I already finished reading it.

Common traps

  • Do not treat 了 as past tense.
  • 过 is not tied to a specific time unless you add one.
  • 着 describes states more often than active progress.

Ejercicio dirigido

Practica exactamente este patrón antes de seguir.

他买 票

Missing grammar piece
Significados
completion or change particle