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we have never vs we have not

Both "we have never" and "we have not" are correct phrases, but they are used in different contexts. "We have never" is used to emphasize that something has not happened at any time in the past, while "we have not" is a more general statement of negation in the present or past.

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we have never

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to emphasize that something has not happened at any time in the past.

Use "we have never" to emphasize that a particular action or event has not occurred at any point in the past.

Examples:

We have never been to that restaurant before.
She has never traveled outside of the country.
I have never seen such a beautiful sunset.
They have never experienced such extreme weather conditions.
He has never failed a test in his life.

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And in all those centuries, we have never sealed the tunnel.
Chitra: Do you think we have never heard the excuse...
Only in Venice we have never been
And we have never been friends of us.
You have shown us a path, a truth we have never seen before.
Thus we have never before lent so much to countries such as Hungary, Lithuania and Romania.
Because we have never had a family meeting.
Will... we have never sold out a client.
Certainly something, that we have never seen.
But we have never had problems thanks to you.
We will encounter life forms we have never seen.
Throughout this decade we have never had unemployment less than 10 % of the labour force.
All these years, we have never once used that fancy bowling alley.
Sir, we have never heard of NZT.
Between Paige and myself, we have never been closer to getting Martun Sarkissian than we are right now.
Honestly, we have never had a case like this before.
I think people like us you and me for example we have never risked anything.
Now, we have never thought about this because science has told us that there are 65 million years between us and them.
Perhaps that is why we have never been able to kill you.
Clearly, we have never understood what is causing desertification, which has destroyed many civilizations and now threatens us globally.

Alternatives:

We have not yet
We have not previously
We have not ever
We have not at any time
We have not before

we have not

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English as a general statement of negation in the present or past.

Use "we have not" to negate an action or event in the present or past without emphasizing the absence of the action over time.

Examples:

We have not received the package yet.
She has not finished her homework.
I have not seen that movie.
They have not decided on a date for the meeting.
He has not eaten breakfast yet.

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Apr 27, 2023 ... They pray for us, come to my court hearings, and even offer material assistance. From the moment my criminal prosecution began, we have not ...
Jan 18, 2016 ... lamented 'we have not learned the simple art of living together' ... In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, the Nobel Prize Foundation released ...
Dec 7, 2020 ... Bemoaning the US government's persistent “coolness” towards Haiti, Douglass frankly and angrily remarked, “Haiti is Black, and we have not ...
Sep 9, 2021 ... We have not yet discovered life on any other planet, and we have not seen any scientifically supported evidence for extraterrestrial life.

Alternatives:

We haven't
We did not
We had not
We never
We failed to

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