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Hellowhat is the difference between "never",and "didn't " in past for example: he never ate meathe didn't eat meatand can we say instead of the first sentence : he have never eaten meat thank you

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

samersamer1974what is the difference between "never",and "didn't " in past for example: he never ate meathe didn't eat meat

Nothing much as they stand; I suppose 'never' is a bit more emphatic.

samersamer1974and can we say instead of the first sentence : he has never eaten meat

You can say that instead of both sentences, but it suggests slightly that he may eat meat in the future.

CalifJim · Answer

samersamer19741. He never ate meat. 2. He didn't eat meat. 3. He ~~have~~ has never eaten meat.

Each may have more than one meaning.

1. a) He did not eat meat at any time. b) I vehemently deny that he ate meat at any time. c) I vehemently deny that he ate meat on that occasion.
2. a) He was not in the habit of eating meat. b) He did not eat meat on that occasion. c) He never ate meat.
3. a) He has not eaten meat at any time in his life.
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I can't help but notice that you have not yet mastered capitalization and punctuation, nor the simpler verb forms like 'has' and 'have', so it's somewhat doubtful that you will understand the subtleties that you will have to grasp to understand the answer to your question. I recommend that you focus on the fundamentals first. Read more. By reading you may more quickly find the differences between different verb forms. Besides, it's a lot more entertaining than asking questions about isolated sentences.

CJ

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