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"i didn't see you" vs "i didn't saw you"

The correct sentence would be "I didn't see you."

Here is a conjugation of the verb "see" in the first-person plural, from past to present:

I had seen
I saw
I have seen
I see
I will see
I will have seen

Last Updated: December 10, 2017

i didn't see you

This is correct

You might use this phrase to explain to someone why you neglected to greet him.

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Some examples from our editors:

  • I am sorry I didn't say hello; I didn't see you.
  • I didn't see you standing there; if I had, I would have come over and talked to you.
  • I didn't see you for so long I thought you had lost interest.

Some alternatives from our editors:

  • I did not see you
  • I didn't notice you
  • I missed seeing you

i didn't saw you

This is not correct. Don't use this phrase.

It is not correct to use the past tense of the word "see" in this structure. Here is a correct conjugation of the verb "see" in the first person singular:

I had seen/I had not seen
I saw/I did not see
I have seen/I have not seen
I see/I do not see/
I will see/I will not see
I will have seen/I will not have seen

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Some alternatives from our editors:

  • I didn't see you

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