New words and language points

New words

有意思 yǒu yìsi adj. interesting

很有意思 Hěn yǒu yìsi

没有意思 méi yǒu yìsi

但是 dànshì conj. but, still, yet

过 ɡuò part. used after a verb to indicate a past action that the speaker has experienced.

For example：

我去过北京。

Language points

The structural particle “过”, it is used after a verb to indicate a past action which hasn’t last to the present. This kind of sentence emphasises the speaker’s experience.

statement: Subject + V + 过 + O

negative statement: Subject + 没（有）+ V + 过 + O

For example:

我去过北京。

我看过那个电影。

The structure of yes-no question is to add “吗”at the end of the affirmative sentence. for examples:

你去过北京吗？

你看过那个电影吗？

If you want to ask affirmative-negative question, there are two ways to ask

First you can add “没有”at the end of the affirmative sentence.

你去过北京没有？

你看过那个电影没有？

Or you can use V没V过, such as:

你去没去过北京？

你看没看过那个电影？