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Originally Posted by meomuopcon  Pls distinguish 2 sentences
Do you ever see this film? and
Have you ever seen this film?
Are there any differences between them?
Thanks
Kitten |
I'd say that it's not all that common with your specific sentence, Kitten. That's because of verb choice and the specific meaning. When we use 'do/does' in this fashion it holds a meaning of routinely/habitually.
"Seeing one film" does not seem to hold a routine/habitual meaning so it does sound a wee bit strange.
For events that are more habitual in nature, then we often use "Do you ever ...?".
Do you ever go to the movies?
Do you ever ski at Aspen?
Do you ever snowboard/waterski/etc?
The meaning for "have you ever ..." is "have you had such and such a life experience" and for "do you ever ...", the meaning is, "is this part of the routine in your life?".