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Stayed Hotel Time Past Moment Speaking Worst Earthquake

Idx 2781
Keyword until
Sub Entry Number 8
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence It's the best hotel that I've stayed at until now.
Correct Sentence It's the best hotel that I've ever stayed at.
Cloze Error Sentence It's the best hotel that I've [[stayed at until now]].
Cloze Sentence It's the best hotel that I've [[ever stayed at]].
Cloze Answer ever stayed at
Choices ever stayed at | stayed at until now
Explanation

When you mean 'at any time (in the past) up to the moment of speaking', use ever: 'This is the worst earthquake that the country has ever experienced.'

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