Learn English – Have you ever negative form

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I have to create negative question in present perfect:

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I know how to ask positive question, it will be:

"Have you ever paid a bill?"

But the task says "not pay" so should I ask:

"Have you ever didn't pay a bill?"

I guess I cannot ask

"Haven't you ever …"

because it will be another meaning.

So to do this exercise I have to use never/ever it's necessary.

Thanks.

Best Answer

There is a difference between

Haven't you ever paid a bill?

and

Have you ever not paid a bill?

The first one asks if you have never ever paid bills. The second one asks if you, at one time or another, did not pay a bill.

Both sentences are correct; I'm just not sure which one they want to hear ;)

By the way, you can use sentences with "Did" if you want.

Didn't you ever pay a bill?

and

Did you ever not pay a bill?

But you can't use "have" and "did" in the same sentence.

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