Completed actions with 了 (le)

Overview

This English reference introduces “Completed actions with 了 (le)” and focuses on the information most useful when reading Chinese.

Structure

subject + verb + 了 + (object)

time + subject + verb + 了 + (object)

subject + time + verb + 了 + (object)

Examples

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Usage notes

Confusion with past tense

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Describing state

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Actions that didn’t happen

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Related grammar points

• 了 (le) overview
• Change with 了 (le)
• Consecutive actions with 了 (le)
• Emphasizing with 太 (tài)…(了)
• Emphasizing with 是 (shì)…的 (de)