I haven't seen you vs i haven't saw you

"I haven't seen you" is the proper English phrasing. The verb "see" is an irregular verb, and its past participle form is "seen." Therefore, the correct form to use in this context is "seen." "I haven't saw you" is incorrect in standard English.

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This phrase is correct in English.

"I haven't seen you "

This phrase is the correct way to express that you have not had the experience of seeing someone recently.

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Last updated: November 03, 2024

Jun 28, 2023 ... Hi, Suppose that you haven't seen a friend in ages but you just met them. Which is the correct tense to use? “I HAVEN'T seen you in ages” or ...
Jul 17, 2018 ... It it's been 30 years since I last saw you, I wouldn't call that a “while.” If I haven't seen you in a few months, I might refer to that amount ...
Jul 26, 2021 ... "I haven't seen you in ages" is the correct option. In fact, as u/ellada11 has already stated, the preposition “since” should be followed by a point in time.
Sep 8, 2024 ... Saint Louis! I haven't seen you in a long time. I missed you. And we got to do the first concert at @themuny in 30 years!
Sep 8, 2024 ... 22K likes, 253 comments - johnlegend on September 8, 2024: "Saint Louis! I haven't seen you in a long time. I missed you.
Oct 9, 2011 ... I haven't seen you since last Friday. :tick: As you say yourself, 'ages' is not a precise point in time.
Jun 10, 2023 ... 2120 likes, 23 comments - atlasbroker on June 10, 2023: "i haven't seen you in forever".
Jan 27, 2021 ... Hello, I've been wondering what the difference is between using 'for' and 'in' in the following sentence: e.g. I haven't seen you for/in ...
Jun 10, 2024 ... 113K likes, 915 comments - baddiewinkle on June 10, 2024: "Hey, baddies! Feels like I haven't seen you in 100 years. Hope you've been fit, ...
Jan 29, 2014 ... Hi! I was taught that the "right" way to say it was "I haven't seen you FOR two years", as well as the "right" way to speak about a future ...

This phrase is incorrect in standard English.

"i haven't saw you "

The verb "see" is an irregular verb, and its past participle form is "seen." Therefore, the correct form to use in this context is "seen."

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I haven't done what you saw.
The sheriff saw you driving home.
I saw you have a laser revascularization...
I just saw you bloodbend her.
I saw you shove that cop.
My secretary saw you talking to that boy.
I saw you from the bus.
I saw you leaving the plant.
I saw you underpour three customers.
Somebody saw you being interviewed at Lockhart/Gardner.
The last time I saw you...
I saw you hiding after I stopped.
100 people saw you dancing with him.
I saw you and Elizabeth talking outside.
Farina called Kanaskie after he saw you.
Saw you scheduled a meeting with Mike.
I just saw you take responsibility.
We saw you thump Donald for ourselves.
Expanded my operations since I saw you last.
I never saw you without even earlier.

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