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has ever seen vs had ever seen

Both "has ever seen" and "had ever seen" are correct, but they form different tenses. "Has ever seen" is used in present perfect tense sentences to talk about experiences up to the present moment. On the other hand, "had ever seen" is used in past perfect tense sentences to talk about experiences that occurred before a specific point in the past.
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has ever seen

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used in the present perfect tense to talk about experiences that have occurred up to the present moment.

Examples:

  • She has ever seen such a beautiful sunset.
  • Have you ever seen a shooting star?
  • It is the best movie I have ever seen.
  • He has ever seen a ghost.
  • This is the most delicious cake I have ever seen.
  • Mar 6, 2018 ... My goal is an ultimate form that no one has ever seen before. Super. Anyone else still bummed that the foreshadowing for a new Gohan form ...
  • The “worst knee” my doctor has ever seen. March 21, 2022. I am curious how many folks had their doctor tell them the x-ray of their knee is the worst they ...
  • Oct 17, 2023 ... "Biggest Fire The North Has Ever Seen" to you I'm guessing would be what, a wildfire? But for Mance, it only really needs to be a signal ...
  • Nov 8, 2023 ... The Most Impactful Collaboration The League Has Ever Seen. Share · Tweet · Email. If you know SLAM, then you should know my story, but I want to ...
  • Sep 5, 2024 ... ... has ever seen before.” (The country is not even at its most violent point in Trump's life, much less ever.) Or sometimes he uses it more ...
  • Sep 7, 2023 ... ... has ever seen.” This line is nothing but euphoric to sing along with her. And, in Seattle, she might have very well been the loudest woman ...
  • I was wondering if anyone has ever seen a GM. Lydia.3842. By Lydia.3842. October 10, 2022 in Living World.
  • Feb 15, 2023 ... AI is dreaming up drugs that no one has ever seen. Now we've got to see if they work. ... AI automation throughout the drug development pipeline ...
  • Oct 12, 2023 ... 1111 likes, 25 comments - ikapilwadhwani on October 12, 2023: "become the greatest your bloodline has ever seen, then pass it down ...
  • Jul 5, 2020 ... He is the epitome of a carnival barker. Everything is the best, the worst, the first, the only, “like no one has ever seen before”. “Nobody knew ...

Alternatives:

  • has seen before
  • has witnessed
  • has observed
  • has encountered
  • has experienced

had ever seen

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used in the past perfect tense to talk about experiences that occurred before a specific point in the past.

Examples:

  • By the time I arrived, she had ever seen the most beautiful sunset.
  • He had ever seen such a strange creature before.
  • Before that day, she had ever seen a ghost.
  • I had ever seen a movie like that.
  • They had ever seen such a magnificent view.
  • Nov 23, 2012 ... ... had ever seen"). But the past tense of the main verb doesn't always force the past tense in the subordinated verb. If the secondary ...
  • Jul 25, 2013 ... "Ever had seen" rather than "had ever seen" may be regional but it's also quite a common poetic construction. And I'm not sure why you're ...
  • Mar 13, 2020 ... Now, shouldn't we say "we had ever seen"? Can the Present Perfect be mixed with the past tense? 1584098575037.png. th. Last edited: ...
  • Stepping on Board the Most Eerie, Neglected Ship I Had Ever Seen. This is a post by the Office of Response and Restoration's LTJG Rachel Pryor, Northwest ...
  • Mar 14, 2016 ... It was like nothing I had ever seen before. We went to Navarrete, a town just west of where we were staying in Santiago en la República ...
  • Oct 25, 2024 ... Anyone in this subreddit had ever seen Joji in public ?! if so my reaction will be like this lol. General. what would u do if u saw Joji ...
  • It Was the Smallest Pizza They Had Ever Seen. Glen Baxter · Issue 96, Summer 1985.
  • Dec 5, 2020 ... ... r/hanakokun - This is the best hananene fanart i had ever seen.. Upvote 751. Downvote 22 Go to comments
  • Oct 23, 2023 ... He Had the Most Peculiar Ears I Had Ever Seen. And he taught me to listen critically — go figure. The One Alternative View · ILLUMINATION · The ...
  • He said it was like nobody had ever seen a dog before. Like he'd walked into Lowes with a mythical creature @stuntman.mikey Follow me on Twitter...

Alternatives:

  • had seen before
  • had witnessed
  • had observed
  • had encountered
  • had experienced

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