<blockquote>
  <p>他把手机摔坏过两三次</p>
</blockquote>

<p>It's correct. 过 here denotes <strong>the action has happened</strong>. The action is 摔坏. The sentence can be parsed as: </p>

<blockquote>
  <p>[他] [把(手机)摔坏过] [两三次]</p>
</blockquote>

<p>In English: <em>he has dropped and crashed his phone a couple of times</em>.</p>

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problem: find more examples on the web of 把 + object + verb + aspect particle 过；there seems to be an unlimited number of 把 + object + verb + aspect particle 了，and a much smaller number with 着, also combination 着了:
 他又把门开着了
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<p>Ｉ read that you should not use a 把 construction with 过 as an aspect particle for the verb. But I came across this sentence:</p>

<p>他把手机摔坏过两三次</p>

<p>Is this correct ? </p>

<grammar><simplified-characters>
Is this use of 把 and 过 correct?
# Is this use of 把 and 过 correct?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-09-12)

Ｉ read that you should not use a 把 construction with 过 as an aspect particle for the verb. But I came across this sentence:

他把手机摔坏过两三次

Is this correct ?

**Tags:** grammar, simplified-characters

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-09-12. Score: 1

> 他把手机摔坏过两三次

It's correct. 过 here denotes **the action has happened**. The action is 摔坏. The sentence can be parsed as:

> [他] [把(手机)摔坏过] [两三次]

In English: *he has dropped and crashed his phone a couple of times*.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: problem: find more examples on the web of 把 + object + verb + aspect particle 过；there seems to be an unlimited number of 把 + object + verb + aspect particle 了，and a much smaller number with 着, also combination 着了:  他又把门开着了  

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