Discussion of 过/過 [guo] (used after a verb as a complement) indicating completion or a past state

Discussion of 过/過

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When preceded by a verb, 过 indicates that an action took place in the past. It is often accompanied by 曾经. When we use 过, we focus on telling people an experience which used to exist in the past. This experience has usually ended for some time at the moment of speaking.

What is the difference between 过 and 了? 了 indicates the completion of an action (for more explanation, please see the notes of 了 [par.] ) . For example:
E.g. 1 她结了婚。She got married.
E.g. 2 她结过婚。She was married./ She used to be married.

In E.g.1, “she getting married” is an action that is completed. She has a husband now.
In E.g. 2, “getting married”, this action happened to her in the past. In other words, she has experienced “getting married”, but we don't know if she is still married now or if she is still married to the same person. It is possible that she got divorced and is single now, or she got divorced, then married another person.

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