<p>[会 + V] indicates the verb has not been carried out</p>
<p>[V + 过] indicates the verb had been carried out,</p>
<p>Example:</p>
<p>我<strong>会去</strong>美国 - I <strong>will go</strong> to America (O)</p>
<p>我<strong>去过</strong>美国 - I <strong>had visited</strong> America (O)</p>
<p>我<strong>会去过</strong>美国 - I <strong>will be had visited</strong> America (X)</p>
<p>如果我去过北极的话我<strong>会见过</strong>北极熊 - If I had been to the North Pole, I <strong>would have seen</strong> polar bears (O)</p>
<p>我<strong>会去</strong>北极<strong>看过</strong>北极熊 - I <strong>will go</strong> to the North Pole and <strong>had seen</strong> polar bears (X)</p>
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<p>[会 + V + 过] only work when 会 means 'would' and not 'will'</p>
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2022-08-02T22:32:00.417Z
The correct way to say "我会去过美国" is " 我会(v)过去(v)美国" - "I'll go over to the U.S."
r13
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@r13 "我会去过美国" is an example of incorrect usage of 会 and 过 together, notice the (X) mark. 过 in 我会过去美国 is a verb, not an aspect marker. Please read the question more thoroughly
Tang Ho
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Yes, I know you have marked it as "incorrect", thus I made the "correct sentence" in my comment to show the pattern 会(v) + 过去(v) - "will go over to". I did not mean you were wrong though.
r13
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@TangHo, what about with another modal verb? 可以，for example? How would you express "I had the experience of being able to"? 可以过 doesn't seem right...
Buddy L
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Tang Ho
<p>There is no “会 + 过” structure when 会 is used to express “be able to do something”</p>
<p>I will Try to offer some explanation from a native speaker’s angle.
In Chinese, 会 is used to describe skills or knowledge acquired after learning and practicing. So in our logic, you will not forget everything. There is no need to create a structure as “会+过+ do something” .In Chinese, we often say sentences like “你到底会还是不会？” “会就是会，不会就是不会”</p>
<p>Hope this can help.</p>

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Henryfrombeijing
<p>Is there any situation in which 会 serves as a verb &quot;to be able to/to know how to&quot; and 过 is attached to it as an aspect particle? If not, why not?</p>
<p>Any example I find of 会+过 is clearly using 会 to express probability and 过 as a verb: &quot;一切都会过去的&quot;.  Here, 过 is <em>not</em> used as an aspect particle, so it's not an example of what I'm after.</p>

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Can a modal verb like 会 go with the aspect particle 过？
# Can a modal verb like 会 go with the aspect particle 过？

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-08-02)

Is there any situation in which 会 serves as a verb "to be able to/to know how to" and 过 is attached to it as an aspect particle? If not, why not?

Any example I find of 会+过 is clearly using 会 to express probability and 过 as a verb: "一切都会过去的". Here, 过 is *not* used as an aspect particle, so it's not an example of what I'm after.

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2022-08-02. Score: 2

[会 + V] indicates the verb has not been carried out

[V + 过] indicates the verb had been carried out,

Example:

我**会去**美国 - I **will go** to America (O)

我**去过**美国 - I **had visited** America (O)

我**会去过**美国 - I **will be had visited** America (X)

如果我去过北极的话我**会见过**北极熊 - If I had been to the North Pole, I **would have seen** polar bears (O)

我**会去**北极**看过**北极熊 - I **will go** to the North Pole and **had seen** polar bears (X)

> [会 + V + 过] only work when 会 means 'would' and not 'will'

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: The correct way to say "我会去过美国" is " 我会(v)过去(v)美国" - "I'll go over to the U.S."  
> **username_1**: @username_2 "我会去过美国" is an example of incorrect usage of 会 and 过 together, notice the (X) mark. 过 in 我会过去美国 is a verb, not an aspect marker. Please read the question more thoroughly  
> **username_2**: Yes, I know you have marked it as "incorrect", thus I made the "correct sentence" in my comment to show the pattern 会(v) + 过去(v) - "will go over to". I did not mean you were wrong though.  
> **username_0**: @TangHo, what about with another modal verb? 可以，for example? How would you express "I had the experience of being able to"? 可以过 doesn't seem right...  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2022-08-08. Score: 1

There is no “会 + 过” structure when 会 is used to express “be able to do something”

I will Try to offer some explanation from a native speaker’s angle.
In Chinese, 会 is used to describe skills or knowledge acquired after learning and practicing. So in our logic, you will not forget everything. There is no need to create a structure as “会+过+ do something” .In Chinese, we often say sentences like “你到底会还是不会？” “会就是会，不会就是不会”

Hope this can help.


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