Present or past perfect?
I send a song to my friend. He sees it 3,4 days later and he finally replies: " You've already sent me this song before", I say: "Yes, but I've never shown you the music video" is it supposed to be "had never" since I sent it about 4 days ago? Because by saying "I've never" I'd technically be implying that I have literally never shown it to her before even though I did 4 days ago.
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Necrophagist I say: "Yes, but I've never shown you the music video" Fine. Up until now there was no time at which you showed your friend the video. Necrophagist is it supposed to be "had never" No.
- Necrophagist I say: "Yes, but I've never shown you the music video" Fine.
- Up until now there was no time at which you showed your friend the video.
- Necrophagist is it supposed to be "had never" No.
- Necrophagist by saying "I've never" I'd technically be implying that I have literally never shown it to her before even though I did 4 days ago.
- How is that a problem?
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NecrophagistI say: "Yes, but I've never shown you the music video"
Fine. Up until now there was no time at which you showed your friend the video.
Necrophagistis it supposed to be "had never"
No.
Necrophagistby saying "I've never" I'd technically be implying that I have literally never
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