'Seen' is a past participle that is used with an auxiliary verb. I had seen a fairy in my dream. 'Saw' is a past tense conjugation that does not require another verb. I saw a fairy in my dream. However, 'seen' is often used incorrectly by native speakers: I seen a fairy in my dream. Seen needs a past participle to make the statement true. (have, has, had, was, were).
Ok, Let me see if I can exlain this in a logical way.You met her 3 days ago. This may mean = you become friends = the friendship started 3 days ago and still is trueConclusion: 3 days ago to the prespent = present perfect tense. Even if you are not friends but just a passing glance. The fact that your appreacition of her beauty started 3 days ago and still is true, we need to use persent perfect to express this sentence.So 'I have never seen such a beautiful girl' - is the correct sentence. Hi LoveCZI had the same query about the simple past VS present perfect. LoveCZI have known her for three days already. And I now want to describe her to my friend.
So the situation is not until now, but until 3 days ago. Then what should I say?I never saw such a beautiful girl in my life?But, I think the simple past is quite correct here, because you are talking about a past event to your friend.I met her 3 days ago. I saw here standing there. I never saw such a gorgeous girl in my life.Cheers!;-).
Sorry, but wrong. Past perfect is the right tense to use. Through your entire life you didn't see a beautiful woman like that, and past simple would be the right tense to use before that. But there it HAPPENED!
Ever after you use perfect tense. Present perfect until the time that it is still actual. Past perfect, when you speak about this time, but it is not actual any more. An example from a grammar book is.So, if you still think of this lady as the most beautiful lady, you would say:I have never seen such a beautiful lady in my life.If you have already met another woman, who you think is more beautiful or as beautiful, but you speak about how you felt at that time, then you would say 'I had never seen such a beautiful lady in my life.'
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'Seen' is a past participle that is used with an auxiliary verb.
I had seen a fairy in my dream.
'Saw' is a past tense conjugation that does not require another verb.
I saw a fairy in my dream.
However, 'seen' is often used incorrectly by native speakers:
I seen a fairy in my dream.
This version is grammatically incorrect and it would be better to use 'saw' instead of 'seen' in that example.
I had seen a fairy in my dream.
'Saw' is a past tense conjugation that does not require another verb.
I saw a fairy in my dream.
However, 'seen' is often used incorrectly by native speakers:
I seen a fairy in my dream.
This version is grammatically incorrect and it would be better to use 'saw' instead of 'seen' in that example.
I see the girl
I saw the girl
I have seen the girl
seen is the past tense like a moment ago
saw is like something you just saw and you are telling the person indirectly who is looking for the girl like have you seen this girl then you say yes I saw her at the shoo
I saw the girl
I have seen the girl
seen is the past tense like a moment ago
saw is like something you just saw and you are telling the person indirectly who is looking for the girl like have you seen this girl then you say yes I saw her at the shoo
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