ever

現在式:平時、在任何時候是不是經常這樣

• Do you ever work on weekends? 你常週末來加班嗎？
• Does it ever rain in the desert? (沙漠這種地方，平時到底會不會下雨？)
• Do you ever feel like giving up when things get hard? (當事情變困難時，你曾覺得想放棄嗎？)
  • ever 在探討一個人的心理歷程與經驗

搭配過去式

聚焦在「過去特定的一段時間或事件」裡，有沒有發生過那個動作。

• Did you ever meet him?（你曾經見過他嗎？）
• Did you ever meet the famous author when you lived in London? (你住在倫敦的時候，曾經見過那位知名作家嗎？)
• Was she ever happy during her time at that company? (她在那間公司待職的那段期間，曾經快樂過嗎？)
• Did they ever find the missing keys you lost yesterday? (他們有找到你昨天弄丟的那副鑰匙嗎？)
• I didn’t think I would ever pass that difficult history exam. (我以前從不認為自己能通過那場困難的歷史考試。)
• Did you ever imagine that you would become a boss one day? (你以前曾想像過自己有一天會成為老闆嗎？)

搭配現在完成式

用來問「從過去到現在這段時間之內，有沒有『曾經』發生過」。

• Have you ever been to Japan?（你去過日本嗎？／你曾去過日本嗎？）

否定 + ever 從來不,任何時候都沒有

• Nothing ever changes here.這裡從來（任何時候都）沒有改變過。
• He hardly ever speaks in class.他上課幾乎從不說話。