Lesson
| EVER | NEVER |
USED WITH THE PRESENT PERFECT | |
| Ever means 'at any time', the specific time is unknown or unnecessary, and is used in questions. è Have you ever met a famous person ? (Did you meet a famous person at any time in the past.) | Never is originally a contraction of 'not ever'. |
| Ever is also used with nothing, nobody for things that haven't happened before. è - Nobody has ever travelled through time. | Never means the subject hasn't had a certain experience before. è Have you ever been abroad? No, I've never been abroad. (I've never had that experience before.) |
| Ever is also used with 'the first time' for first experiences. è This is the first time I've ever eaten snake soup.
| Never can be used in negative questions to show the surprise that you've never had a certain experience before. è Have you never played soccer?
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