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Didn't saw it back then vs didn't see it back then

The correct phrase is "didn't see it back then." The verb "see" should be in the base form after the auxiliary verb "didn't."

Last updated: March 08, 2024 • 790 views

Didn't saw it back then

This phrase is incorrect. The verb "see" should be used in the base form after the auxiliary verb "didn't."

The correct form is "didn't see it back then." Use the base form of the verb after "didn't" in negative past sentences.
  • lol fucking morons showed on of most exciting parts of the game, glad i didn't saw it back then , that scene was awesome.. also i blame old consoles for the ...
  • Feb 5, 2014 ... I didn't saw it back then but I had simply thrown out several CD drives and couple of DVD drives in waste. I own a computer for the past 12 ...

Alternatives:

  • didn't notice it back then
  • didn't observe it back then
  • didn't perceive it back then
  • didn't catch sight of it back then
  • didn't behold it back then

didn't see it back then

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use this phrase in negative past sentences when referring to not having seen something in the past.
  • May 26, 2015 ... I didn't see it back then but how you come to answer that question gives a good picture as to how you approach life situations. Are you the type ...
  • p.s. I just noticed that this issue first came up a couple of months ago, but I didn't see it back then. If you encounter what seems like another bug ...
  • May 4, 2015 ... Bradley asks him to remember the night he came to her door and he told her he loved her, she didn't see it back then, but she was an idiot.
  • Apr 28, 2015 ... I know we're supposed, but I didn't see it back then and I still don't see it that way now. My personal experience of film is that it's a group of ...

Alternatives:

  • didn't notice it back then
  • didn't observe it back then
  • didn't perceive it back then
  • didn't catch sight of it back then
  • didn't behold it back then

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