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I haven't watched it vs I didn't watch it
Announcing the arrival of Valued Associate #679: Cesar Manara
Planned maintenance scheduled April 23, 2019 at 23:30 UTC (7:30pm US/Eastern)“Didn't check” vs. “Hadn't checked”American native speaker and perfect tensesPossibility of using either verb tense and convey the same meaningPast tense / present tensea tense in a subordinate clauseCan't Or couldn'tMixing tenses and talking about the past of an imaginary discussionwhy are they selecting our products or why do they select our products. Which one?I thought + tense
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My friends sent an old video to a chat group.
One said: Dude, It's a really old video.
(I didn't watch this video until my friend sent it to the group.)
What should I use?
- I haven't watched it until now
- I didn't watch it until now.
tenses
asked Mar 24 at 16:40
Coda ChangCoda Chang
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My friends sent an old video to a chat group.
One said: Dude, It's a really old video.
(I didn't watch this video until my friend sent it to the group.)
What should I use?
- I haven't watched it until now
- I didn't watch it until now.
tenses
asked Mar 24 at 16:40
Coda ChangCoda Chang
1146
I hadn’t seen it before/until now.
– Jim
Mar 24 at 17:06
It depends. You could also say It's the first time I see it. Did you see the video before the Dude, It's a really old video. message was posted, or did you see it after that message was posted and before posting your message?
– kiamlaluno
Mar 24 at 18:37
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My friends sent an old video to a chat group.
One said: Dude, It's a really old video.
(I didn't watch this video until my friend sent it to the group.)
What should I use?
- I haven't watched it until now
- I didn't watch it until now.
tenses
asked Mar 24 at 16:40
Coda ChangCoda Chang
1146
My friends sent an old video to a chat group.
One said: Dude, It's a really old video.
(I didn't watch this video until my friend sent it to the group.)
What should I use?
- I haven't watched it until now
- I didn't watch it until now.
tenses
tenses
asked Mar 24 at 16:40
Coda ChangCoda Chang
1146
asked Mar 24 at 16:40
Coda ChangCoda Chang
1146
asked Mar 24 at 16:40
Coda ChangCoda Chang
1146
asked Mar 24 at 16:40
Coda ChangCoda Chang
1146
asked Mar 24 at 16:40
Coda ChangCoda Chang
1146
1146
I hadn’t seen it before/until now.
– Jim
Mar 24 at 17:06
It depends. You could also say It's the first time I see it. Did you see the video before the Dude, It's a really old video. message was posted, or did you see it after that message was posted and before posting your message?
– kiamlaluno
Mar 24 at 18:37
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I hadn’t seen it before/until now.
– Jim
Mar 24 at 17:06
It depends. You could also say It's the first time I see it. Did you see the video before the Dude, It's a really old video. message was posted, or did you see it after that message was posted and before posting your message?
– kiamlaluno
Mar 24 at 18:37
I hadn’t seen it before/until now.
– Jim
Mar 24 at 17:06
I hadn’t seen it before/until now.
– Jim
Mar 24 at 17:06
It depends. You could also say It's the first time I see it. Did you see the video before the Dude, It's a really old video. message was posted, or did you see it after that message was posted and before posting your message?
– kiamlaluno
Mar 24 at 18:37
It depends. You could also say It's the first time I see it. Did you see the video before the Dude, It's a really old video. message was posted, or did you see it after that message was posted and before posting your message?
– kiamlaluno
Mar 24 at 18:37
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Opinions will vary on this because everyone has their own ideas of how to handle the situation, however I feel that the present perfect is a good option. The present perfect is usually used by speakers when they want to make something from the past relevant for future discussion.
In your examples, both responses are valid. You don't need "until now" because the grammar already gives that information. So, "I haven't watched it," or "I didn't watch it," are both acceptable. They both mean the same thing. British speakers tend to use present perfect more often than American speakers, so opinions on which is "correct" will vary depending on the speaker and their native influence. Also note that in English we can "see" or "watch" a movie, so you can use either verb without worrying about a change in meaning.
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Opinions will vary on this because everyone has their own ideas of how to handle the situation, however I feel that the present perfect is a good option. The present perfect is usually used by speakers when they want to make something from the past relevant for future discussion.
In your examples, both responses are valid. You don't need "until now" because the grammar already gives that information. So, "I haven't watched it," or "I didn't watch it," are both acceptable. They both mean the same thing. British speakers tend to use present perfect more often than American speakers, so opinions on which is "correct" will vary depending on the speaker and their native influence. Also note that in English we can "see" or "watch" a movie, so you can use either verb without worrying about a change in meaning.
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Opinions will vary on this because everyone has their own ideas of how to handle the situation, however I feel that the present perfect is a good option. The present perfect is usually used by speakers when they want to make something from the past relevant for future discussion.
In your examples, both responses are valid. You don't need "until now" because the grammar already gives that information. So, "I haven't watched it," or "I didn't watch it," are both acceptable. They both mean the same thing. British speakers tend to use present perfect more often than American speakers, so opinions on which is "correct" will vary depending on the speaker and their native influence. Also note that in English we can "see" or "watch" a movie, so you can use either verb without worrying about a change in meaning.
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Opinions will vary on this because everyone has their own ideas of how to handle the situation, however I feel that the present perfect is a good option. The present perfect is usually used by speakers when they want to make something from the past relevant for future discussion.
In your examples, both responses are valid. You don't need "until now" because the grammar already gives that information. So, "I haven't watched it," or "I didn't watch it," are both acceptable. They both mean the same thing. British speakers tend to use present perfect more often than American speakers, so opinions on which is "correct" will vary depending on the speaker and their native influence. Also note that in English we can "see" or "watch" a movie, so you can use either verb without worrying about a change in meaning.
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Opinions will vary on this because everyone has their own ideas of how to handle the situation, however I feel that the present perfect is a good option. The present perfect is usually used by speakers when they want to make something from the past relevant for future discussion.
In your examples, both responses are valid. You don't need "until now" because the grammar already gives that information. So, "I haven't watched it," or "I didn't watch it," are both acceptable. They both mean the same thing. British speakers tend to use present perfect more often than American speakers, so opinions on which is "correct" will vary depending on the speaker and their native influence. Also note that in English we can "see" or "watch" a movie, so you can use either verb without worrying about a change in meaning.
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I hadn’t seen it before/until now.
– Jim
Mar 24 at 17:06
It depends. You could also say It's the first time I see it. Did you see the video before the Dude, It's a really old video. message was posted, or did you see it after that message was posted and before posting your message?
– kiamlaluno
Mar 24 at 18:37