Did you ever visit our school?
请问 ever 能与一般过去时连用吗?
在英国英语中 ever 大都与现在完成时连用：
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Have you ever visited our school? 您访问过我们的学校吗？
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“It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.” “我所做的，是我所做过的最好、最最好的事情；我所得到的，是我所知道的最安详、最最安详的休息。”
但是,在美国英语中 ever 有时却与一般过去时连用:
Did you ever see the Empire State Building? (OGEG) 你参观过帝国大厦吗? ever
与形容词最高级连用的 ever
（a）‘War and Peace’ is the longest book (that) I have ever read. (LEG)
《战争与和平》是我读过的最长的一部书。
(b) He is one of the wittiest men I ever came across.
他是我所遇到的最机智的人之一。
句(a)中的 ever 与现在完成时连用, 是我经常遇到的, 但在句(b)中, ever 与过去时连用, 不知是否正确?
带有形容词最高级的名词短语,其定语从句中的 ever 既可与现在完成时连用,亦可与过去时连用。例如:
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It's the most ridiculous thing I ever heard in my life. (Maugham) 这是我一生所听到的最可笑的事。
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“How was your math exam?” “It was the hardest test I have ____ seen.”
A. ever B. never C. not ever D. never not(Michigan)