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Lawn2llawn2 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

"did you ever..." and "have you ever..."

Hi,

I have a question about the differences between "did you ever" and "have you ever". I have read in other threads that some people said they are quite the same. Is that true? If it's so, why do I still run into questions in which the choices are "did you ever" and "have you ever"?

a. Did you ever take evening classes?
b. Have you ever taken evening classes?

Are they different?

Thanks

Liya
  

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In some rare cases there may be a slight difference depending on the context. Usually there's no real difference in meaning. The past tense is used more often in AmE than BrE with ever, never and always .

— Cool Breeze

  • In some rare cases there may be a slight difference depending on the context.
  • Usually there's no real difference in meaning.
  • The past tense is used more often in AmE than BrE with ever, never and always .
  • Mark Twain once said: The coldest winter I ever spent was a s ummer in San Francisco.
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In some rare cases there may be a slight difference depending on the context. Usually there's no real difference in meaning. The past tense is used more often in AmE than BrE with ever, never and always. Mark Twain once said: The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.

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