The words 'ever' and 'never' are very important when we are using the present perfect. We can use these words to talk about
Using 'ever'
We don't use the word 'ever' to talk about experiences that we have had. If the sentence is a positive sentence, we usually do not use the word 'ever'.
| Correct | She's taken all the books to the library. |
| Not Correct | She's ever taken all the books to the library. |
The most common way to use the word 'ever' is in questions. We can use 'ever' to ask questions about
Here are some examples using 'ever' in present perfect questions.
Have you ever seen this movie before?
Have they ever been to Egypt before?
Has he ever bitten anyone?
Using 'never'
We can use the word 'never' to make negative sentences to talk about something we have not experience before.
I have never ridden on a horse in my life!
I've never ridden on a horse in my life!
We've never had such a big pillow fight.
We have never had such a big pillow fight.
They've never been in a limousine before!
They have never been in a limousine before!
We don't use the word 'never' when asking questions about experiences.
| Correct | Have you ever had the chicken pox? |
| Not Correct | Have you |