From The Past Until Now – Double 了 le

Grammar Point:
The double 了 le + time-duration or number-quantity patterns indicate the completion of an action up to the time of speaking. The action may or may not continue, depending on the context.

Before you read this post, please make sure you have known what is 了₁, 了₂, and 了_3.
If you are not sure about it, you can check this article: 了 Part1

Verb-suffix 了₁ + Sentence 了₂

S + (已經/已经) + V + 了₁ +  NU+M  +了₂

It indicates that the progress is up to the present.

他tā已經yǐjīng喝hē了le兩liǎng杯bēi酒jiǔ了le他tā已经yǐjīng喝hē了le两liǎng杯bēi酒jiǔ了le
He has drunk two glasses of wine already.

我wǒ寫xiě了le500 個ge中國zhōngguó字zì了le我wǒ写xiě了le500 个ge中国zhōngguó字zì了le
I have written 500 Chinese characters.

你nǐ已經yǐjīng買mǎi了le5件jiàn衣服yīfú了le，太tài多duō了le！你nǐ已经yǐjīng买mǎi了le5件jiàn衣服yīfu了le，太tài多duō了le！
You have already bought five pieces of clothing; that’s too much!

我wǒ已經yǐjīng做zuò了le3 份fèn工作gōngzuò了le， 錢qián還是háishì不夠búgòu我wǒ已经yǐjīng做zuò了le3 份fèn工作gōngzuò了le， 钱qián还是háishì不够búgòu
I have already done three jobs, and it’s still not enough money.

S + V + 了₁ +  Time spent (的 de +  O)+ 了₂

It indicates that the progress is up to the present.

他tā已經yǐjīng看kàn了le兩liǎng個ge鐘頭zhōngtóu的de電視diànshì了le他tā已经yǐjīng看kàn了le两liǎng个ge钟头zhōngtóu的de电视diànshì了le
He has watched TV for 2 hours already.

這zhè隻zhī狗gǒu， 他tā養yǎng了le五年wǔnián了le这zhè只zhǐ狗gǒu， 他tā养yǎng了le五年wǔnián了le
(Topic, S V O) He has had this dog for 5 years.

你nǐ在zài台灣Táiwān住zhù了le多久duōjiǔ了le？ 你nǐ在zài台湾Táiwān住zhù了le多久duōjiǔ了le？
How long have you been living in Taiwan?

雨yǔ已經yǐjīng下xià了le一yí個ge禮拜lǐbài了le雨yǔ已经yǐjīng下xià了le一yí个ge礼拜lǐbài了le
It’s been raining for a week already.