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¿Alguna vez has desarmado una cama?

¿Alguna vez has desarmado una cama?
Have you ever taken apart a bed?
From Lesson 117:Present perfect triggers (ya, todavía no)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about ¿Alguna vez has desarmado una cama?

Why does the Spanish sentence start with alguna vez instead of a single word for "ever"?
In Spanish, to ask "have you ever" done something, we use the phrase alguna vez, which literally means "some time." It is paired with the present perfect to ask if an event has happened in your life up to this point.
Could I use the simple past tense desarmaste instead of has desarmado?
You will sometimes hear people use the simple past for this, but using the present perfect (has desarmado) with alguna vez is the standard, most natural way to ask about general life experiences rather than a specific past event.
Where does the word desarmado come from?
It is the past participle of the verb desarmar, which means to take apart or disassemble. A helpful vocabulary trick: the opposite is armar, which means to assemble or put together (like building a new bed).
Can I move alguna vez to the end of the question?
Yes! It is very common to place it at the beginning, but asking ¿Has desarmado una cama alguna vez? is also perfectly correct and means the exact same thing.

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