The present perfect tense consists of the auxiliary verb "have/has" plus the past participle form of the main verb. It is used to describe actions or situations that occurred at an unspecified time in the past. The adverbs "ever" and "never" are also used with the present perfect tense. "Ever" is typically used in questions to mean "at any time" and "never" has a negative meaning of "not at any time." Examples are provided to illustrate the proper usage of these adverbs in affirmative and interrogative sentences.

1. The Present
Perfect Tense

2. The present perfect tense consists of :
Have/has + the past participle form of
the verb.
I have seen their photos.
She has lived abroad.
Have ( I, you, they, we, plural nouns)
Has (she, he, it, singular nouns)

3. Uses
Actions or situations that happened at
an unspecified time in the past:
I have been to Canada.
My parents have returned from there.
I haven’t seen the Houses of
Parliaments.
She has not been to Brazil.

4. NEVER & EVER

5. EVER (?)
 It is only used in questions. It means “at
any time”. It comes before the past
participle.
 Sadece sorularda kullanılır. “Hayatın
boyunca” anlamına geliyor.
Have you ever been to the British
Museum?
Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t.
Has she ever eaten sushi?

6. EVER
 Usually ever is used in questions, but
it is also used in the phrase of I have
ever + V3 (until now).
 Ever genelde sorularda kullanılır.
Fakat ayrıca I have ever + V3
(şimdiye kadar) kalıbında da
kullanılabilir.
This is the biggest fish I have ever
seen.

7. NEVER (-)
 It has a negative meaning. It means
“not at any time”. It must come before
the past participle.
 Olumsuzluk anlamı verir. “Hiçbir
zaman” anlamına gelir.
I have never visited that museum.
He has never heard of Michael
Jackson.

8. NEVER (-)
With two verbs (auxiliary and main
verb),
place the adverb between them.
I have never eaten raw fish.

9. EXERCISE
Fill in the gaps with EVER or NEVER.
1. Have you ___________ eaten Chinese
food?
2. Has your sister ___________ had a car?
3. We have ___________ visited your town.
4. I have ___________ drunk wine.
5. This is the most horrible place I have
__________ seen.
ever
ever
never
never
ever

10. 6. Have your friends ______________ read a book?
7. I have ____________ chatted on the Internet.
8. This is the best film I have ____________ seen.
9. Have you ____________ seen Ariana Grande perform?
10. I have ____________ been to a foreign country.
11. Have you ____________ eaten lobster?
12. I have ____________ been to France.
13. I think I have ____________ really known you.
14. That’s the smallest car I have ____________ driven.
15. She is probably the most fascinating woman I have
____________ met.
ever
never
ever
ever
never
ever
never
never
ever
ever