experience

experience

CEFR: A1-A2 /ex-pe-ri-ence/ [ih0.k.s.p.ih1.r.iy0.ah0.n.s]

The word experience is a noun.

When the noun "experience" refers to a past event, it is countable. For example,

Example Sentences:
I have many embarrassing experiences during my childhood.
The most memorable experience I have ever had is my graduation trip to Europe.

But when its meaning is the length of time that you have spent doing something or when we talk about a skill or knowledge that you get by doing something, it is uncountable. In this case, you will often see the preposition “in”, “with‘, and “of” used with the word experience. Let’s look at how to properly use them.

Experience in sth.” is used when we refer to a particular field. For example,

Example Sentences:
I have a lot of experience in sales and marketing.
I have experience in teaching.
I have five years of experience in software engineering.

Experience with something” is used when we refer to something more specific. For example,

Example Sentences:
I have a lot of experience with working with children.
I have 10 years of experience with managing projects.

Okay! Sometimes you can hear “have experience of something’, it is used to say somebody has done something before. For example,

Do you have the experience of fixing a car? = Have you ever fixed a car?