How to use “ever”

“Ever” means “at some moment” or “at any time”. It is more common
to use it in questions.

Have you “ever” been to England?

It has the same meaning as:

Have you “at some moment in the past until the present” been to
England?

When you answer this kind of questions, you don´t use anything
else.

Have you ever studied abroad?  Yes, I’ve studied abroad.

 Just remember: since you’re using the present perfect form,

you can´t put when the situation happened exactly in the past.
But if your answer is “yes”, it is common to tell how many
times you did it:
Have you ever visited New York?  Yes, I’ve visited NY twice.
 If the answer is in the negative, people usually use “never”:
Have you ever tried escargot?  No, I’ve never tried it.

The other use of “ever” is in negative sentences, but it is not very

common. It is almost natural just to use “never”:
I don´t ever want to see him again = I never want to see him again.

“Ever” can be used in affirmative sentences too and with the same
meaning of “at any moment/at any time”, usually with “if” or
superlative:

If you ever visit this city again, come visit us.

You are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen in my life.
It was the most difficult test I ever did! (with the ideia of “up to the
moment”)

Already  when you use “already” you want to know if something

was done or not recently.

Have you already finished that report?