Ever , Never

'Ever' is used:

✓ in questions. e.g.

Have you ever been to England?

Has she ever met the Prime Minister?

✓ in negative questions e.g.

Haven't they ever been toEurope?

Haven't you ever eaten Chinese food?

✓ and in negative statements using the pattern nothing.......ever, nobody.......ever e.g.

Nobody has ever said that to me before.Nothing like this has ever happened to us.

✓ 'Ever' is also used with 'The first time.... e.g.

It's the first time (that) I've ever eaten snails.

This is the first time I've everbeen to England.

'Never' means at no time before now, and is the same as not..... Ever:

I have never visited Berlin

BE CAREFUL!

You must not use never and not together:

Ihaven't never been to Italy………… Not

I have never been to Italy.

Position

'Ever' and 'never' are always placed before the main verb (past participle).

Already

Refers to an actionthat has happened at an unspecified time before now. It suggests that there is no need for repetition, e.g.

a. I've already drunk three coffees this morning. (and you're offering meanother one!)

b. Don't write to John, I've already done it.

It is also used in questions:

Have you already written to John?

Has she finished her homework already?

Yet

Is usedin negative statements and questions, to mean (not) in the period of time between before now and now, (not) up to and including the present. e.g.

Have you met Judy yet?

I haven'tvisited the Tate Gallery yet.

Has he arrived yet?

They haven't eaten yet.

Position

Yet is usually placed at the end of the sentence.

We use for with a period of time, forexample: a few days, half an hour, two years. We use since with the time when the action started, for example: last year, June 8, I met you.

How long? We use that for measures or time periods