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i have not seen it before vs i had not seen it before

Both phrases are correct, but their meanings are slightly different. 'I have not seen it before' is used to express that you have not seen something up to the present moment. 'I had not seen it before' is used to express that you had not seen something at a specific point in the past.
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This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to express that you have not seen something up to the present moment.

"i have not seen it before"

This phrase is used to talk about something that you have not seen or experienced up to the current time.

Examples:

  • I have not seen this movie before.
  • She has not seen that painting before.
  • They have not seen this kind of technology before.
  • 5 days ago ... What is this event? I have not seen it before. ... I have just started playing as Germany, aiming to restore the Kaiserreich. Just as I was ...
  • Jan 23, 2024 ... ... a new feature in the recent versions of SketchUp as i have not seen it before. I'm using v2023. When i export as an image a black dot …
  • Mar 5, 2024 ... Both videos below start at end of (slow) first layer. But then MINI+ is superfast as I have not seen it before! 1920x1080@60fps smartphone video ...
  • May 25, 2017 ... I have not seen it before, could it be that it takes too much charge when turned on but when it is off the AC adapter is able to keep ...
  • Dec 13, 2014 ...I HAVE NOT seen it before,” is the Present Perfect tense of “to see.” It is a compound tense and refers to an action that has (or in this case, ...
  • May 12, 2024 ... What is this error as I have not seen it before. B) badges unlocking . I cannot figure out why badges are not being unlocked especially since ...
  • Aug 8, 2019 ... I have not seen it before as I was careful moving into the area at low level. 2 Likes. Ignasi August 9, 2019, 7:53am 2. Hey @Stonerox. Since ...
  • Dec 19, 2018 ... It has not been brought up (or at least I have not seen it before). It is a clever idea! convexporcelain wrote: The ability to combine ...
  • Sep 12, 2018 ... At least I have not seen it before. I was working on, let's call it Project A earlier this afternoon. Then I closed Flare, launched it again ...
  • Jun 29, 2018 ... Hi, Is my logic or bubble? I have not seen it before.

Alternatives:

  • I haven't seen it before
  • I've never seen it before

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to express that you had not seen something at a specific point in the past.

"i had not seen it before"

This phrase is used to talk about something that you had not seen or experienced at a particular time in the past.

Examples:

  • I had not seen this movie before I watched it last night.
  • She had not seen that painting before she visited the museum.
  • They had not seen this kind of technology before they attended the conference.
  • Dec 13, 2014 ... Yeah, I had not seen it before. If B were to add "I wish" or "if" (along with a consequence) at the beginning of the sentence, then it ...
  • Jan 25, 2022 ...I had not seen it before.” He went to his death without fear, knowing his work was done. As I stand here on this spot where he stood, I can ...
  • This made so much sense that I was surprised I had not seen it before. With this in mind, it was an overreaction to be upset with a last minute assignment ...
  • That's an interesting idea and I had not seen it before. So - I ran a few simulations to see what would happen - if you have PSIM I can share the files with ...
  • Oct 30, 2024 ... But they had the Bookkeeping certification training available there, where I had not seen it before the changes. I got excited and called ...
  • Apr 4, 2019 ... Thanks for sharing that paper - I had not seen it before and it does seem that it is very similar. I think there's a lot of promise in these ...
  • Jul 26, 2020 ... I remember being surprised by the artwork, because I had not seen it before and it was well-done. #3 by Blackstar on 26 Jul, 2020 14:18. It ...
  • Aug 17, 2020 ... ESDA (sorry I don't remember as I had not seen it before test) which ran about 3 hours and nothing was showing. I clean my computer inside ...
  • We went to see the Munch murals at the dining hall at the chocolate factory. It is not for the general public so I had not seen it before. We were lucky. I took ...
  • Jul 2, 2015 ... Anyway as I was swimming I encountered a huge island I thought that was cool cause I had not seen it before. After exploring the island I ...

Alternatives:

  • I hadn't seen it before
  • I had never seen it before

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