Never before I witnessed such terrible behaviour. vs Never before have I witnessed such terrible behaviour.

The second phrase, 'never before have I witnessed such terrible behavior,' is correct. In English, the auxiliary verb 'have' is needed to form the present perfect tense. The first phrase is incorrect because it lacks the necessary auxiliary verb.

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Never before I witnessed such terrible behaviour.

This phrase is incorrect. It lacks the necessary auxiliary verb to form the present perfect tense.

To express an experience that happened in the past but has relevance to the present, you should use the present perfect tense. In this case, 'have' is needed before 'I witnessed.'

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- Your Highness, I have no excuse for my terrible behaviour.
Never in all my years of practicing law have I witnessed such a complete and utter disregard for an accused man's constitutional rights.
Never before I had loved as intensely as I do tonight with you.
I have never witnessed such behaviour!
I have never witnessed such sincere hospitality...
Disgusting. I've never witnessed such a spectacle.
It truly tragic that yesterday we again witnessed such a calamity as this terrorist attack.
I myself have never witnessed such abject poverty.
Never has this generation witnessed such a consensus of all the economic experts in Europe in forecasting strong and sustained growth.
Have you ever witnessed such a thing?
Hannibal's only crime I witnessed was influence.
I witnessed you stealing that woman's wallet.
What I witnessed was refined swordsmanship.
I witnessed their power, General.
I witnessed nothing in that Temple.
I witnessed the aftermath - figuratively and literally.
Before we cause such terrible damage.
I don't know why I have such terrible luck with guys.
It's bad that the baby listens to such terrible things.
My mind could never imagine such terrible things.

Never before have I witnessed such terrible behaviour.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English. It follows the correct structure for forming the present perfect tense.

This phrase is used to emphasize that the speaker has never seen such terrible behavior before, and it has an impact on the present moment.

Examples:

Never before have I witnessed such a beautiful sunset.
Never before have I seen such dedication to a cause.
Never before have I experienced such kindness from strangers.
Never before have I encountered such a challenging situation.
Never before have I felt such a strong connection with someone.

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Never in all my years of practicing law have I witnessed such a complete and utter disregard for an accused man's constitutional rights.
- Your Highness, I have no excuse for my terrible behaviour.
I think never before have I heard such blubbering.
Never before have I sensed that the future
I've been a policeman for 17 years, and never before have I seen anybody make a group like that.
Never before have I felt such respect for an actor as on this day for Chishu Ryu.
Never before have I seen so many Members of the European Parliament put massive pressure by their national party leaderships.
In addition, never before have I seen such a desire from members of the public to understand where public money is spent.
Never before have I sensed that the future of so many worlds can turn on the actions of so few.
Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, never before have I spoken for so long in Parliament.
Never before have poverty eradication and sustainable development been more important.
Yes, but never before have the dead arisen.
Never before have ordinary people had so much freedom and opportunity.
Then you'd be a bird so rare as to never before have been sighted.
Never before have expectations been so high about what human beings can achieve with their lifespan.
Never before have so many foreigners gathered in Japan.
Never before have there been so many international treaties ratified by so many states.
Never before have European economies known such a high level of convergence.
Never before have so many salmon swum in our waters.
Never before have l seen such an apparition.

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Never before I witnessed such terrible behaviour. vs Never before have I witnessed such terrible behaviour.