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10-16 USING EVER WlTH THE PRESENT PERFEC
(a) Have you ever been in Hawaii?
(b) Has Pedro ever had a job (in his lifetime)?
(c) A: Have you ever been in London?
B: Yes, I have. (I have been in London.)
(d) A: Has Tom ever lived in Chicago?
B: Yes, he has. (He has lived in Chicago.)
(e) A: Have you ever been in Korea?
B: No, I haven't. (I haven't ever been in
Korea.)
( f) A: Has Sue ever lived in Paris?
B: No, she hasn't. (She hasn't ever lived
in Paris.)
(g) I haven't ever been in Korea.
(h) I've never been in Korea.
( i ) She hasn't ever lived in Paris.
( j ) She's never liwed in Paris.
In (a): ever means "in your lifetime, from the time
you were born to the present moment."
Questions with ever frequently use the present
perfect.
In a short answer to a yes1110 question with the
present perfect, the helping verb (have or has) is
used.
In (c): Speaker B is saying that he has been in
London at some time in his lifetime.
(g) and (h) have the same meaning.
haven't ever been = have never been
(i) and ( j) have the same meaning.
hasn't ever lived = has never lived
EXERCISE 33: Answer the questions. Use short answers.
1. A: (you, be, ever) Have vou ever been in Russia?
B: NO, I haven't . I (be, never) 've never been in Russia.
2. A: (you, be, ever) in Turkey?
B: Yes, I . I (be) in Turkey several times.
3. A: (you, visit, ever) the
Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City?
B: No, I . I (visit, never)
that museum.
4. A: (Sam, be, ever) in Argentina?
B: No, he . He (be, never)
in Argentina.
5. A: (Carmen, be, ever) in Canada?
B: Yes, she . She (be) there many times.
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