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i haven't seen this movie vs i didn't see this movie

The phrases are both correct, but they would be used in dissimilar contexts. 'I haven't seen this movie' is used when referring to a movie you have not yet watched, indicating a present perfect tense. 'I didn't see this movie' is used when referring to a specific past time when you did not watch the movie, indicating a simple past tense.

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i haven't seen this movie

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when referring to a movie you have not yet watched.

This phrase is used in the present perfect tense to indicate that you have not watched the movie up to the present moment.

Examples:

I haven't seen this movie yet, but I've heard it's really good.
Have you seen the new Avengers movie? No, I haven't seen it yet.

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Last updated: October 28, 2024

Sep 27, 2018 ... "I haven't seen this movie" is grammatically correct. "I've haven't seen this movie" is not. If you remove the contractions from the second ...
Jul 14, 2023 ... I haven't seen this movie either. So I had no idea what I was in for.
4 days ago ... I haven't seen this movie since it was in theatres. I think the spirit of Cybill's deceased husband took over the body of Robert Downey Jr.
Sep 1, 2021 ... I found this at a store for 5 dollars I haven't seen this movie so I decided to pick it up it also comes with a demo of Doom 3 (if inserted into an Xbox)
Nov 29, 2016 ... I have to confess I haven't seen this movie.But if you're in it,chances are it has one of those happy endings we need to take our mind off ...
Jan 21, 2024 ... Was looking at Encanto stuff and noticed something. My bad if this is wrong since I haven't seen this movie in full in years · Comments Section.
Sep 29, 2021 ... It's on Amazon Prime currently! banditthewriter. I haven't seen this movie in so long! Thanks for reminding me ...
Aug 21, 2020 ... ... I haven't seen this movie in so long, but this is exactly how I want to spend my Friday night! What's your favourite Ghibli film ...

Alternatives:

I have not watched this movie.
I still haven't seen this movie.
I've yet to see this movie.
I've not seen this movie.
I've never seen this movie.

i didn't see this movie

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when referring to a specific past time when you did not watch the movie.

This phrase is used in the simple past tense to indicate that at a specific past time, you did not watch the movie.

Examples:

I didn't see this movie when it was in theaters.
She asked me about the film, but I didn't see it.

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Last updated: October 28, 2024

Dec 19, 2021 ... I checked my AMC stubs account and the purchases was actually there, but the thing is I didn't see this movie and did not purchased this ticket.
made my music video acting debut as “Biggie Shorty” from the cult classic “Pootie Tang”. Lol Can you believe I didn't see this movie til a couple weeks ago?!
Sep 15, 2017 ... I made time to have fun, but, obviously, there's no way I really enjoyed myself, because I didn't see this movie. Later on, I had that brief ...
Sep 26, 2014 ... ... I didn't see this movie til a few months ago. It's still on Netflix, for those who also have been meaning to watch it and haven't done…
Jan 28, 2013 ... Barbara Streisand was the primary reason for why I didn't see this movie. Call it a prejudice. … Against her. Personally. Not because ...
I didn't see this movie willingly, I saw it because I was going with a friend I hadn't seen all summer. Now, I'm really beginning to wonder if it was worth ...
Jun 12, 2019 ... I was born in 1976, so I didn't see this movie when it was first released. Instead, I saw it when I was about 10 +/- yrs old. Idk if it's ...
Jan 25, 2016 ... I'm so glad I didn't see this movie. I could also do a whole article on how women's stories always revert to "will they keep their man ...
Aug 23, 2018 ... The second sentence “I didn't see this movie….” is grammatically correct, because if the helping (auxiliary) verb is in past tense, the main ...
I would be surprised if I didn't see this movie at the Oscars. The creators of “Everything Everywhere” are a directing duo named “the Daniels” made up of ...

Alternatives:

I did not watch this movie.
I missed this movie.
I failed to see this movie.
I neglected to watch this movie.
I forgot to see this movie.

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