have never been there vs never been there

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "Have never been there" is used when emphasizing the fact that the action of not being there has continued up to the present moment. "Never been there" is used to simply state the fact that the action of not being there has not occurred at any time in the past.

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have never been there

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to emphasize the continuous action of not being somewhere up to the present moment.

This phrase is used to express that the action of not being at a specific place has continued up to the present moment. It emphasizes the duration of the absence.

Examples:

I have never been there, so I can't comment on the food.
She has never been there before, so she was excited to visit.
Have you ever been there before?
They have never been there, but they plan to go next year.
He has never been there, but he has heard great things about it.

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You have never been there, so we decided to go.
You can't talk about it with them, since you have never been there!
I should have never been there.
I have never been there, only in my thoughts.
I have never been there and I must see him one last time and tell him one word.
We are married for half a year now and we have never been there.
You tell me about the ocean, but you have never been there yourself!
I have never been there so I do not know this personally.
Sadly, I have never been there but I feel passionately for the Timorese people suffering since Indonesia's annexation in 1975 with almost one third being killed - an even greater proportion of deaths than in the former Yugoslavia.

Alternatives:

I've never been there
I have not been there before
I've not been there
I've never visited that place
I've never gone there

never been there

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to simply state the fact that the action of not being somewhere has not occurred at any time in the past.

This phrase is used to express that the action of not being at a specific place has not happened at any point in the past. It is a straightforward statement of absence.

Examples:

I've never been there, so I can't say if it's worth visiting.
She never been there before, so she was curious to explore.
Never been there? You should check it out sometime.
They never been there, but they might go in the future.
He never been there, but he's thinking of going soon.

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I have a family that ignores me, that treats me like I've never been there.
Always alone, you've never been there.
I've never been there before, so it's probably not as messed up.
So... tomorrow we have a school trip, and I've never been there.
Maybe I've just been wasting my time because it's never been there.
Well, I've never been there, - but I think that it would probably be very bright.
You have never been there, so we decided to go.
You love india, but you've never been there.
But I've never been there before and I was just thinking maybe you could give me some pointers.
You said you've never been there.
It's like when I was 10, I wrote this story on Paris and I'd never been there.
Trains so fast, the world passes by in a blur, and boom, you're in Kansas, and you've never been there before.
I mean, he's never been there for us, not once.
I've never been there. CJ?
MAN 1 [ON RADIO]: ...clearly, I've never been there, but...
Novara, NoveIlara... I've never been there.
Fun, I've never been there!
I mean, I've never been there, but I fell in love with it like every other 9-year-old girl when I saw the movie "Forget Paris."
You can't talk about it with them, since you have never been there!
Never been there, have you?

Alternatives:

I've never been there
I have not been there before
I've not been there
I've never visited that place
I've never gone there

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