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Ever is used mostly in questions. We also use ever in affirmative
sentences after if, and with words that express a negative idea (like
noboay, hardly or stop).
Do you ever go to pop concerts?
| hardly ever see my sister.
Come and see us if you are ever in Manchester.
Nobody ever visits them.
I'm going to stop her ever doing that again.
When ever is used with the present perfect tense (see 243.4) it means
‘at any time up to now’. Compare:
Have you ever been to Greece?
Did you ever go to Naples when you were in Italy?
( = at a particular time in the past)

Note the structure | comparative + than ever |.
You're looking lovelier than ever.

in forever (or for ever) and ever since, ever means ‘always’.
! shall love you forever. _ /'ve loved you ever since | met you.

Don't confuse ever with yet and already.
Yet and already are used for things which happen around the present —
events which are expected.
Has Aunt Mary come yet?
Good heavens! Have you finished the washing up already?
Ever means ‘at any time in the past’.
Have you ever been to Africa?
For who ever, what ever etc, see 364. For whoever, whatever etc, see 365.

117 every and every one

We use every before a singular noun.
every + singular noun
i see her every day. (NOT ... every days-)
Every room is being used.

We use every one of before a pronoun or determiner (for example the,
my, these). The pronoun or noun is plural.

every one of us/you/them
every one of + determiner + plural noun

His books are wonderful. I've read every one of them.
Every one of the plates is broken.