这部分的错误是因为中文直译所引起的普遍的句法错误。很明显，中文和英文的句法和词序有许多不同，因此，当中国学生用汉语的思路去思考并且直接译成英文时，就会出现错误。这里列出了很多诸如此类的错误。我们先给出中文句子和错误的英文翻译，以便读者能看到这两种句型的类似点，找到产生错误的根本原因。

Example 12:

我曾……/ 不曾……

A: “Have you ever been to South America?”

Incorrect English:

B: “Yes, I have ever been there.”

Correct English:

B: “Yes, I have been there.”

A: “Have you ever sung a Beatles song in front of a crowd of people?”

Incorrect English:

B: “Yes, I have ever sung a Beatles song in front of a crowd of people.”

Correct English:

B: “yes, I have sung a Beatles song in front of a of people.”

解释:

　上述Ａ提出的问题是正确的，当我们询问某人是否曾经有过别的经历时，我们用“ever”，但是“Incorrect English”中B的回答显然是错误的。当回答我们确实有过某种经历时，不用“ever”；而回答没有某种经历时，我们或者用“never”，或者用带有“ever”的否定句。请看：

Explanation：

The above questions spoken by A are correct .when we are asking someone if they have had a particular experience，we use the word “ever”. But the responses given by B under “incorrect English” are indeed incorrect .When we are stating that we have indeed had the experience of doing something ，we do not use the word “ever”. If we are stating that we have not had a particular experience ，we either use the word “never”or a negative sentence with the word “ever”.

Let’s look at some examples：

A：“Have you ever been to the Museum of Modern Art in San Francisco？”

B：“Yes ，I have been there . In fact ，I just went last Thursday.”

-or-B：“No，I have never been there .The entrance fee is too expensive.”

-or-B：“No，I haven` t ever been there. I` m looking forward to going sometime，though.”

A：“Have you ever seen the film “pretty Woman”？”

B：“Yes，I’ve seen it . it made me cry.”

-or-B：“No，I’ve never seen it .I don’t really think Richard Gere is a very good actor.”

-or-B：“No，I haven` t ever seen it .perhaps someday I will rent the videotape.”

A：“Has your mother ever come to see you here in Paris？”

B：“Yes，she came time twice last winter.”

-or-B：“Yes，she has come about six or seven times.”

-or-B：“No，she has never come to see me.”