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Ever and its compounds.

EVER  and its compounds.

The different conjunctions WHOEVER, WHATEVER, WHICHEVER, WHENEVER, WHEREVER, HOWEVER, have no real equivalents in French.

The suffix EVER, which has an indefinite meaning, is added to the interrogative words who, which, what, when, where, how.  They then have the meaning of « any person or anything » or « all ». The words which are created in such a way express an absence of restriction, a widening of perspective, of choice.

*     WHOEVER= any person who ...

- Please, be careful, whoever you go to that place with. 

* WHATEVER= any thing or amount, no matter what...

- He'll never forgive you, whatever you do, or say.

*   WHICHEVER = one, or any definite set of alternatives. 

- It'll be a present from me, whichever you choose.

*  WHENEVER= at any time, on any occasion...

- He's always polite, whenever I come to see him. 

*   WHEREVER= in, or to any place...

- Don't be frightened : wherever you go, we'll keep in touch. 

* HOWEVER + adjective= in any way, regardless of how, no matter how... 

-  However late you are, don't overspeed, please.

There you are.  Let's hope you'll succeed in the test! Good luck!  

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1. Laura blushed and stammered whateverwhicheverwhereverhoweverwheneverwhoeverI don't know a stranger addressed her. She was so shy!


2. Nigel always accepts to help, whicheverwhateverwhoeverwheneverwhereverhoweverI don't know you ask him to do, he does.


3. Be sure that she’ll follow you, whateverwhoeverwhicheverwhereverwheneverhoweverI don't know you choose to go, even to another country...


4. I promise to look after my darling Lucy, whereverwhoeverhoweverwheneverwhicheverwhateverI don't know tired I may be now… I’ll never let her down.


5. Come whicheverwhoeverwhereverwhateverwheneverhoweverI don't know you fancy … I’ll be there for you and will try to solve your problems!


6. WhoeverWhicheverHoweverWheneverWhateverWhereverI don't know gave you that information was wrong. You shouldn’t believe anyone.


7. This is incredible and I’m afraid whateverwhoeverwheneverhoweverwhereverI don't know arguments you give me, I’ll never accept this.


8. You can take whereverwhoeverhoweverwheneverwhicheverI don't know you fancy. They’re all for sale.


9. I want to speak to wheneverwhereverwhateverwhicheverwhoeverhoweverI don't know is in charge of this place ! I'll wait as long as necessary...


10. It would be nice if we could travel whereverwhateverhoweverwhicheverwhoeverwheneverI don't know you want without a passport.


11. Come and have tea with us howeverwhicheverwheneverwhereverwhoeverwhateverI don't know you like.


12. “Which book can I borrow?” “WhicheverWhereverWhoeverWheneverHoweverI don't know you want to read!”