I did not receive vs I do not receive

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I did not receive' is used to talk about something that happened in the past, while 'I do not receive' is used to talk about something that is currently happening or a habitual action. Therefore, the choice between the two depends on the timeframe you are referring to.

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I did not receive

This phrase is correct and commonly used to talk about something that was not received in the past.

This phrase is used to refer to a specific instance in the past when something was not received.

Examples:

I did not receive the package yesterday.
She said she did not receive the email last week.

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Mr President, I did not receive a clear answer from the Council.
I did not receive an answer to my question.
I did not receive a reply to this specific question.
I did not receive requests from one fifth of the Members.
I did not receive a reply to my specific question concerning the Gdańsk-Vienna axis.
Mr President, I apologise for taking up more time, but I did not receive an answer to my question.
I did not receive any telephone calls from the family saying, you know, Nicholas is back.
Last week, when I personally mentioned this, I did not receive an answer.
With regard to 2 other dates I did not receive any daily allowance for the Parliament and these facts have been confirmed in writing to me by the EP services.
As far as the President of the European Parliament is concerned, I did not take part in it and I did not receive any of the speakers.
Madam President, Commissioner, as in July and September I twice asked a question to which I did not receive a written answer, I would like to ask it orally now.
I did not receive a precise answer to my question of how many of these trade union employees presently work for the Commission in total in all the trade unions represented?
I did not receive the letter.
I did not receive an answer.
Unfortunately, I did not receive a clear answer concerning the new Financial Perspective.
I did not receive it, Mr Talbot.
I did not receive this message.
I did not receive them directly but via the industry, which immediately makes one wonder.
I did not receive a response during that sitting, but you did organise the summit.
Under the Rules, no change should be made because I did not receive a request in writing.

I do not receive

This phrase is correct and commonly used to talk about something that is not currently being received or as a habitual action.

This phrase is used to talk about something that is not being received currently or as a habitual action.

Examples:

I do not receive a lot of mail these days.
She does not receive any notifications on her phone.

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I do not receive a salary from the church.
China, for example - dear to the President's heart I know - rejects those values, but strangely I do not receive many pleas to downgrade the EU's relationship with Beijing.
Yes, I do not receive.
I'm a member of this office, and although I do not receive any of the actual money,

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