I never forgot you vs I have never forgotten you

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I never forgot you' is used to express a simple past action of not forgetting someone, while 'I have never forgotten you' is used to emphasize the continuity of not forgetting someone from the past up to the present.

Last updated: April 07, 2024 • 2798 views

I never forgot you

This phrase is correct and commonly used to express a simple past action of not forgetting someone.

This phrase is used to convey that at no point in the past did the speaker forget the person being referred to.

Examples:

I never forgot you, even when we were apart.
She never forgot her childhood friend.

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I never forgot you, Pip.
I never forgot you standing there with that little girl in your arms.
I never forgot you... ever.
I never forgot you, Kim.
It's taken 15 years to get a new life, but I never forgot you.
Tommy, I never forgot you.
Believe me, Tony, I never forgot you!
But I never forgot you. Ever.
I never forgot you, you know, dear?
I never forgot you, Avi. I never will.

Alternatives:

I always remembered you
I never lost sight of you
I never neglected you
I never abandoned you
I never overlooked you

I have never forgotten you

This phrase is correct and is used to emphasize the continuity of not forgetting someone from the past up to the present.

This phrase is used to stress that the speaker has continuously remembered the person from the past until the present moment.

Examples:

I have never forgotten you, even after all these years.
She has never forgotten her promise to him.

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Mar 19, 2020 ... He would always say, "When my life is over and I meet up with the 6 million, I will be proud to say to them, I have never forgotten you.".
... Library's ID(E-mail) and Password again from “Sign in” page. ×. Title details for Though flowers fall I have never forgotten you by Jeong Ho-seung ...

Alternatives:

I have always remembered you
I have never lost sight of you
I have never neglected you
I have never abandoned you
I have never overlooked you

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