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Where ever have you been?
Why ever didn't you tell me you were coming?

For whoever, whatever etc, see 365.

365 whoever, whatever, whichever, however,
whenever and wherever

These words mean ‘it doesn’t matter who’, ‘it doesn't matter what’. etc.
They are conjunctions: they join clauses together.
Whoever, whatever and whichever are also relative pronouns: they can
be the subjects or objects of clauses.
whoever etc + clause + clause
clause + whoeveretc + clause

Whoever telephones, tell them I'm out.
I’m not opening the door, whoever you are.
Whatever you do, !'ll always love you.
Keep calm, whatever happens.
‘Which is my bed?’ ‘Yéu can have whichever you like.’
However much he eats, he never gets fat.
People always want more, however rich they are.
Whenever | go to London | visit the National Gallery.
You can come whenever you like.
Wherever you geo, you'll find Coca-Cola.
The people were friendly wherever we went.

. 366 will

1 Forms
Willis a ‘modal auxiliary verb’ (See 202). It has no -s in the third person
singular; questions and negatives are made without do: after will, we
use an infinitive without fo.
Will the train be on time?
Contractions are ‘//, won't.
Do you think i? Itrain? — It won’t rain.

Future
We can use will as an auxiliary verb when we talk about the future. After
fand we. will and shail are both possible with the same meaning.
/ will/shall be happy when this is finished.
What will you do when you leave school?
For the different ways of talking about the future, see 134-140.