A: “Have you ever been to South America?”
Incorrect English:
B: “Yes, I have ever been there.”
Correct English:
B: “Yes, I have been there.”
A: “Have you ever sung a Beatles song in front of a crowd of people?”
Incorrect English:
B: “Yes, I have ever sung a Beatles song in front of a crowd of people.”
Correct English:
B: “yes, I have sung a Beatles song in front of a of people.”
解释:
上述Ａ提出的问题是正确的，当我们询问某人是否曾经有过别的经历时，我们用“ever”，
但是“Incorrect English”中B的回答显然是错误的。当回答我们确实有过某种经历时，不用“ever”；
而回答没有某种经历时，我们或者用“never”，或者用带有“ever”的否定句。请看：
Explanation：
The above questions spoken by A are correct .when we are asking someone if they have had a particular experience，we use the word “ever”. But the responses given by B under “incorrect English” are indeed incorrect .
When we are stating that we have indeed had the experience of doing something ，we do not use the word “ever”. If we are stating that we have not had a particular experience ，we either use the word “never”or a negative sentence with the word “ever”.
Let’s look at some examples：
A：“Have you ever been to the Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco？”
B：“Yes ，I have been there . In fact ，I just went last Thursday.”
-or-B：“No，I have never been there .The entrance fee is too expensive.”
-or-B：“No，I haven` t ever been there. I` m looking forward to going sometime，though.”
A：“Have you ever seen the film “pretty Woman”？”
B：“Yes，I’ve seen it . it made me cry.”
-or-B：“No，I’ve never seen it .I don’t really think Richard Gere is a very good actor.”
-or-B：“No，I haven` t ever seen it .perhaps someday I will rent the videotape.”
A：“Has your mother ever come to see you here in Paris？”
B：“Yes，she came time twice last winter.”
-or-B：“Yes，she has come about six or seven times.”
-or-B：“No，she has never come to see me.”
-or-B：“No，she hasn’t ever come to see me . She Promised she will come next spring. She really wants to see Eiffel Tower.
