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Expressing completion with "le"

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Expressing completion with "le" Level   A2 Similar to Expressing experiences with "guo"  (A2) Time words and word order  (A2) Using "guo" with "le"  (A2) Used for Expressing result ,  Describing actions ,  Referring to the past Keywords 了 Also known as: 了1, verb 了, completed action 了 and perfective aspect 了. The particle 了 (le) has a  lot of uses . One of the most common is to express the completion of an action. This is called  aspect , which is not the same as tense. Tense is about  when an action happens : past, present or future. Aspect is about  whether the action is complete  in a certain time frame. Contents  [ hide ]  1   Basic Pattern 2   Examples 3   See also 4   Sources and further reading 4.1   Books 4.2   Websites Basic Pattern To indicate completeness with 了 (le), the structure is: Subj. + Verb + 了 + Obj. No...