Meaning
States experience of performing an action.
Formation
- た form + ことがあります: 行ったことがあります
- Negative: ことがありません
- Not used for recent or routine events
When to use it
- Core use
- States experience of performing an action
Example
日本へ行ったことがあります
I have been to Japan.
Important notes
- Word forms and particle choice depend on the pattern's role in the sentence.
Common mistakes
- Do not reorder or reshape the highlighted parts to match English word order.