〜たことがある
〜たことがある means have done before. It is a JLPT N5 grammar point. Attach it to the ta-form of a verb to talk about past experience. It focuses on whether you have had that experience, not on the exact time.
Japanese sources describe it as 「経験がある」.
〜たことがある examples
日本へ行ったことがあります。
I have been to Japan.
この歌を聞いたことがあります。
I have heard this song before.
〜たことがある exercises
Pick what belongs in the parentheses. The answer is marked below.
私は京都へ行っ（ ）ことがあります。
- たい
- て
- た ✓
- ない
I have been to Kyoto.
この映画を見（ ）ことがありますか。
- たい
- た ✓
- ます
- て
Have you seen this movie before?
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