Why is the present tense "You ever think..." used here? Isn't it grammatically correct to use the perfect tense "Have you ever thought..."?
Native speaker’s answer
Rebecca
This is a great question! It is more proper to say “do you ever think about/have you ever thought about,” but “you ever think” is perfectly acceptable as a casual expression. It’s common to shorten it this way in informal contexts. Ex: You ever think about where you’ll be in ten years? Ex: Do you ever think about your childhood?