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Zhouhai Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Have or have ever?
"Have you ever played tennis?"
"Yes, I ___ played it."
A. have
B. have ever
which one is really true? and why? thanks very much for your help!
"Yes, I ___ played it."
A. have
B. have ever
which one is really true? and why? thanks very much for your help!
Top answer
A is correct; B is wrong. "ever", in this sense, can be used in questions and in negative and conditional statements, but not in affirmative statements.
- A is correct; B is wrong.
- "ever", in this sense, can be used in questions and in negative and conditional statements, but not in affirmative statements.
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A is correct; B is wrong.
"ever", in this sense, can be used in questions and in negative and conditional statements, but not in affirmative statements.
"ever", in this sense, can be used in questions and in negative and conditional statements, but not in affirmative statements.
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Hi,
"Have you ever played tennis?"
"Yes, I __ played it."
A. have
B. have ever
which one is really correcttrue? If these are the choices, choose A. But the normal and natural answer would be the shorter 'Yes, I have', or simply 'Yes'.
and why?
In a context like this, the word 'ever'
"Have you ever played tennis?"
"Yes, I __ played it."
A. have
B. have ever
which one is really correct
and why?
In a context like this, the word 'ever'
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CliveI wouldn't call it incorrect grammar to repeat 'ever', but it seems archaic and would often sound elaborately poetic. eg I have ever loved you, and shall ever love you ere I die.However, this is a different meaning of "ever": here it means "always", not "at least once".
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