Verb た ことがある
Verb ta koto ga aru
JLPT N4 Neutral
Formation
Verb-た-form + ことがある
Expresses the experience of having done something in the past.
When to use
た + ことがある: 'have done before', an experience (行ったことがある).
Explanation
The ~たことがある grammar point is used to express the experience of having done an action in the past. It indicates that the speaker has had the experience of doing something at least once before. It is formed by adding ことがある to the た-form of the verb.
Example sentences
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I have been to Japan before.
Nihon ni itta koto ga arimasu.
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Have you ever eaten sushi before?
Sushi wo tabeta koto ga arimasu ka?
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He has experienced running a marathon.
Kare wa marason wo hashitta koto ga arimasu.
私はスカイダイビングをしたことがありません。
I have never experienced skydiving.
Watashi wa sukaidaibingu wo shita koto ga arimasen.
Experience And Occasion (Have Done / Sometimes Do)
Corpus examples (60)
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He once sailed up the Thames.
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Have you seen the movie "Lion of The Desert"?
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Happiness is sometimes identified with money.
お前って本当にうじうじして煮え切らない奴だなあ。俺に言いたいことがあるなら今ここではっきり言えよ。
You're one stubbornly indecisive guy, you know that? If you have something to say to me, say it now, and clearly.
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I've been wanting to ask you something.
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My ears sometimes ring.
梨や柿を食べ過ぎるとお腹が下ることがあるので、食べ過ぎには注意しましょう。
If you eat too many pears and persimmons you can become sick, so be cautious to not eat too much.
梨や柿を食べ過ぎるとお腹を下すことがあるので、食べ過ぎには注意しましょう。
You can get diarrhoea if you eat too many pears and persimmons, so be careful how much you eat.
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I have once been to Europe.
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I have often heard it said that honesty is the best policy.
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Osakans sometimes roll their Rs like in Spanish.
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I've heard the French version of this song.
フランス語はずっと前に勉強したことがあるのですが、今ではボンジュールしか覚えてません。
I studied French a long time ago, but now all I remember is "bonjour."
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I heard a French cover of this song.
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My father has been to Australia twice.
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The traffic rules are not often obeyed.
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Tone of voice can indicate anger and irony.
私はある時、初めて識り合ひになつた画家に伴はれて、深夜そのアトリエにはひつたことがある。屋根裏の薄暗い部屋である。
One time, I went to the atelier of a painter I had just met in the middle of the night. It was a dark room in an attic.
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I have been to the place that she spoke about in her talk.
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I have something to talk over with you.
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Um, there's something I want to ask you about.
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I lived for more than a month in Nagoya.
あなたは、私の知っている中で、唯一、ボストンに行ったことがある人です。
You're the only person I know that has ever visited Boston.
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Nobody I know has been to Australia.
僕の知っている中ではオーストラリアに行ったことがある人はいない。
Nobody I know has been to Australia.