{1:SHORTANSWER:~%100%ever#The adverb “ever” is used with the preposition “since” meaning “continuously,” which indicates that an event started at a particular point of time in the past and continued until a later time.~%100%ever------#The adverb “ever” is used with the preposition “since” meaning “continuously,” which indicates that an event started at a particular point of time in the past and continued until a later time.}