Today I have a great question.

Yes, but you're

going to want to stick around for the long answer because this is a common mistake

I hear a lot of students make. First, the word ever means at any time. For example,

have you ever broken a bone? At any time in your life have you, have you broken a

bone? Have you ever broken a bone? I in fact broke my arm rollerskating when I

was seven years old. Now let's look at how we can use ever in affirmative

statements. The first way is that we can use ever after superlatives like most,

best, worst, highest, most intelligent, most beautiful, etc. So I'll give you some examples.

This is the best chocolate cake I have ever had. This is the worst YouTube

channel ever. She is the most intelligent woman I have ever met. The second way we

can use the word ever in affirmative sentence is the phrase ever since.

For example, ever since she started taking English lessons

she speaks more confidently. Or, I got a job after college and I've been working

ever since.

The third way that we can use the word ever in affirmative statements is after

restrictive adjectives like only or first, and I'll give you a couple of

examples. The first international flight I ever took was to Mexico. The only time

I ever tried baking bread I burned it. Does this explanation help? Let me know

in the comments if you need any clarification or if you have a different

question and I will try to answer in the future in my next video.

But before we end this video today, let's go back to our first example. We used

ever in a question. Have you ever broken a bone?

I mentioned that I broke my arm when I was 7 years old.

Notice that I didn't say I ever broke my arm when I was 7 years old, that would be

incorrect and it's a super common mistake I hear

students make every day. To reply to a have you ever questioned if your, if

your reply is affirmative, you don't need to say ever, in fact don't say ever it

would be wrong to say it that way. Just say, yeah I broke my arm when I was 7

years old or yes I have broken a bone. Thanks for your question, see you next

time! Bye!