Never saw you before vs Never see you before

The correct phrase is "never saw you before." This is the past tense form of the verb "see" used in the negative form to indicate that the speaker did not see the person before. The phrase "never see you before" is incorrect because it combines the present tense with the word "before," which is not grammatically accurate.

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Never saw you before

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to express that the speaker did not see the person before in the past. It is in the past tense form of the verb "see."

Examples:

I never saw you before yesterday.
She said she never saw you before the party.
He never saw you before he moved to this town.
They never saw you before you started working here.
We never saw you before you joined the club.

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The hell you're not. I never saw you before six weeks ago.
I loved you when I first saw you, I always have, though I never saw you before.
I never saw you before in my life. Dr Russell.
I never saw you before!
We never saw you before, lady.
I never saw you so before.
Now, I know that I never saw you here before.
I never saw you working here before.
I never saw this before you showed it to me.
I never saw you working here before. I mean, it's my first time here at Corwin's.
Lem, you just said you never saw him before.
I never saw this before you showed it to me.
I never saw you lovely young ladies before.
I'm a human Maybe you never saw one before
George, you never saw me before in your life.
You wonder how it is you never saw it before.
Scully... I never saw you as a mother before.
Okay. You never touched the gun, you never saw it before, fine.
I thought you never saw them before.
I never saw you in my shoes before, but we're in trouble!

Never see you before

This phrase is incorrect in English.

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Never see you before.
Nice boys out there never see performance before like tonight.
I never see her before. OK.
Si, como eight or nine others I never see before, but all the same to me, you know?
How did I never see it before?
Never seen you before, never see you again.
Never seen you before, never see you again.
What do you say you see our never-before-seen grand finale?
Not only that, but we'll see things never before revealed: how they live, sleep, what they eat...
leave before breakfast and never see you again.
leave before breakfast and then never see you again.
I fear I shall never see you're outside world.
I never see you during the day Penny.
I began to think I should never see you.
I never see you out of those clothes.
Depending on today's meet... we may never see you again.
I might never see you again.
Nasty man, we'll never see you again.
No, I mean I never see you.
I never see you guys around.

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