'Ever' in Questions

2024-05-04

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  • Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Shenchuan in China.
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  • I really want to know the meaning of will ever be able to.
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  • Thanks,
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  • Shenchuan from China
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  • Thank you for writing, Shenchuan. I am happy to answer this question.
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  • "Will ever be able to" is a verb phrase. "Will be able to" refers to possibility at a future time.
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  • "Ever" is an adverb. In an Ask a Teacher years ago, we explained several meanings of "ever." One meaning is "at any time."
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  • The word often appears in the phrase when someone is asking a question. For example,
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  • Have you ever been to Zanzibar?
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  • What is the best movie you have ever seen?
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  • The difference in usage of "ever" in a question is so small that you might not even notice at first.
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  • But it is important to fully understand the meaning of "will ever be able to."
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  • Often, we use "ever" in questions such as "have you ever" to add emphasis, or strength, to a sentence.
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  • We might use "ever" if we expect people to agree with us, or have the same answer.
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  • For example,
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  • Have you ever heard a better definition?
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  • Have you ever been yelled at for just asking a question?
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  • In these examples, "ever" shows a strong feeling.
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  • We can also use "ever" with a question we believe will have a negative answer or feeling.
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  • And, we might not even expect an answer. For example,
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  • Did you ever think about me?
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  • Will I ever be able to climb Mount Everest?
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  • In these examples, we use "ever" because we think the answer is no.
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  • And we may not expect anyone to actually answer the question.
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  • We hope this explanation has helped you fully understand the meaning of "will ever be able to," Shenchuan.
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  • Do you have a question about American English? Send us an email at learningenglish@voanews.com.
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  • And that's Ask a Teacher.
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  • I'm Gena Bennett.
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  • Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Shenchuan in China.
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  • Question
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  • I really want to know the meaning of will ever be able to.
    • 4
  • Thanks,
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  • Shenchuan from China
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  • Answer
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  • Thank you for writing, Shenchuan. I am happy to answer this question.
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  • "Will ever be able to" is a verb phrase. "Will be able to" refers to possibility at a future time. "Ever" is an adverb. In an Ask a Teacher years ago, we explained several meanings of "ever." One meaning is "at any time."
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  • The word often appears in the phrase when someone is asking a question. For example,
    • 10
  • Have you ever been to Zanzibar?
    • 11
  • What is the best movie you have ever seen?
    • 12
  • The difference in usage of "ever" in a question is so small that you might not even notice at first. But it is important to fully understand the meaning of "will ever be able to."
    • 13
  • Often, we use "ever" in questions such as "have you ever" to add emphasis, or strength, to a sentence. We might use "ever" if we expect people to agree with us, or have the same answer. For example,
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  • Have you ever heard a better definition?
    • 15
  • Have you ever been yelled at for just asking a question?
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  • In these examples, "ever" shows a strong feeling.
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  • We can also use "ever" with a question we believe will have a negative answer or feeling. And, we might not even expect an answer. For example,
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  • Did you ever think about me?
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  • Will I ever be able to climb Mount Everest?
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  • In these examples, we use "ever" because we think the answer is no. And we may not expect anyone to actually answer the question.
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  • We hope this explanation has helped you fully understand the meaning of "will ever be able to," Shenchuan.
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  • Do you have a question about American English? Send us an email at learningenglish@voanews.com.
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  • And that's Ask a Teacher.
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  • I'm Gena Bennett.
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  • Gena Bennett wrote this lesson for VOA Learning English.
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  • Words in This Story
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  • usage-n. the way a word or phrase is used