| Ever means 'at any time', the specific time is unknown or unnecessary, and is used in questions.
Have you ever met a famous person ?
(Did you meet a famous person at any time in the past?)
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Never is originally a contraction of 'not ever'. |
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Ever is also used with nothing, nobody for things that haven't happened before.
Nobody has ever travelled through time.
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Never means the subject hasn't had a certain experience before.
Have you ever been abroad? No, I've never been abroad.
(I've never had that experience before.)
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Ever is also used with 'the first time' for first experiences.
This is the first time I've ever eaten snake soup.
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Never can be used in negative questions to show the surprise that you've never had a certain experience before.
Have you ever played soccer?
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