Today I am going to share the homework correction quoted from my JLPT N5 course!
The student’s sentence is not correct. Can you find the mistake?

 

[Student’s sentence]

きのう、その人を駅で見たことがあります。

*きのう、そのひとをえきでみたことがあります。

 

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[My correction]

きのう、その人を駅で見たことがあります。
→きのう、その人を駅で見ました。
I saw that person at the station yesterday.

〜たことがある indicates whether or not you have experience, not about when you did it.
So you cannot use the two together, きのう, which is “when” and 〜たことがある, which is whether or not you have experience.

◎きのう、その人を駅で見ました。
I saw that person at the station yesterday.

◎その人を駅で見たことがあります。
I have seen that person at the station.

×きのう、その人を駅で見たことがあります。

 

I hope my explanation helps you. 😊

In the JLPT course, all lessons come with homework, if you submit your homework, I will reply with corrections.
I can break down the Japanese grammar and point out mistakes, explaining the structure and nuances of Japanese in an easy-to-understand way.
You can also ask me any questions as much as you want. I will teach you until you get it!

 

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