Level A2

Present Perfect: ever/never for experiences

Have you ever seen snow?

Look: Have you ever seen snow? The helper comes first, the person second, and the word of the pair after it.

Forms

• Have you ever seen snow? — in a question: after the person
• I have never eaten sushi. — in a story: between the helper and the third form
• She has never driven a car. — has with he, she, it; the third form follows

A common mistake

Wrong: I have ever been to London.

Right: I have never been to London.

A common mistake is to put the question word into a story. The right line is the one under the crossed example.

More examples

Have you ever been to Greece?

A question about experience: Have you ever been to Greece?

We have never played this game.

A story about experience that did not happen is the last line on the screen.