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