Ch 5 · Lesson 18English · Chapter 5 · Lesson 18 · Grammar primer
Have you ever...? Life up to now, and a result now
Have you ever been to London? I've never seen snow. I've lost my keys, so I can't get in. And just, already and yet.
The short version
Ever and never ask about your life up to now
London?
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To talk about your life so far, with no time named, use the present perfect. Ever is common in questions and never means not once; both go between have and the third form. Been to means you went and came back.
Your life up to now: ever and never
The present perfect asks about your whole life, up to now. You do not say when.
?(at any time in your life).(not once, up to now)Rome .
Ever is common in questions; never means not once. Both sit between have and the third form.
Been to means you went and came back. Gone to means you are still there:
Tom London.(he went, and he is back)Tom London.(he is there now)
A result now: I've lost my keys
The action is in the past. What matters is the result now.
| Sentence | The result now |
|---|---|
. | . |
. | . |
. | . |
Three small words often come with this use:
.(a very short time ago).(before now, sooner than you expected)?(in questions and with not)
Going further: How to make the present perfect and the rest of the guide, when you want them. This lesson does not need them.
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