Grammar: a mix of present tenses

So we left off yesterday with a big question: «HAVE you ever...?» When we ask that question, are we expecting an answer related to a certain point in time? We’re not, right? Because we are asking about just «ever». This word «ever» means at any point in your life. So it doesn’t really matter how long ago it was. It doesn’t really matter when it was. We just want to know the information you’ve done. We will continue our theme today, but we will specifically contrast this with our Past Simple, because there can sometimes be some confusion in there...

Let’s get right into our grammar for today where we're talking about this big question in the Present Perfect – «HAVE you ever...?» Pretty much you just want to find out whether someone has done something in their life, but this one is structured using the Past Perfect. If I want to know whether any of you have maybe tried sushi in your lives, how would I ask that question? Yeah, «HAVE you ever EATEN sushi before?» So, this is a key word here – the HAVE. You'll often see HAVE if it's Present Perfect, which we're only focusing on right now...