How to say "I have done something" and "I've never done something"

Beginner

Explanation

When you want to say that you have an experience of doing something in the past - use the word เคย (koiie) + verb. For example: "I've been to Thailand" would be ฉันเคยไปประเทศไทย (chăn koiie bpai bprà-têt tai). IMPORTANT: เคย (koiie) is a "past tense" maker. For example "I ate sushi yesterday" = เมื่อวานฉันกินซูชิ (mêuua waan chăn gin soo-chí) BUT "I've eaten sushi before" would be ฉันเคยกินซูชิ (chăn koiie gin soo-chí). You can think of "I've eaten sushi before" as "I have had the experience of eating sushi in the past". --- To say you've never done something in the past, use ไม่เคย (mâi koie) + verb. For example: I have never drank beer = ฉันไม่เคยดื่มเบียร์ (chăn mâi koie dèum bia)
Pattern
เคย (koiie) + verb = ever done something | ไม่เคย (mâi koie) + verb = never done something

Examples

ฉันไม่เคยขับรถ

chăn mâi koie kàp rót

I never driven a car

ฉันเคยขับรถ

chăn koie kàp rót

I have driven a car

คุณเคยขับรถมั้ย

kun koiie kàp rót mái

Have you ever driven a car?