"Did you ever go?" or "Have you ever been?"

Question

Which answers would you pick as correct?
Is it possible that both (Did you ever go/ Have you ever been?) are correct?

A: France is the best country I've ever been.
Did you ever go/ Have you ever been?
B: Yes, I have been / went two years ago

iceburger · Answer

"Have you ever been" is definitely better for this case.

"Did you ever go" implies a that the person being asked was supposed to "go".  For example, "Did you ever go the grocery store like I asked?"

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