Present perfect + until now
You're eating something for the first time.
I've never eaten this until now.
Someone gives you a compliment you've never heard before.
You: Wow, I've never heard that until now!
Is this correct? It comes naturally to me for some reason but I've been seeing the past perfect combined with "until now", so I'm not sure. Thank you.
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Necrophagist I've never eaten this until now. There's nothing wrong with this grammatically, but we almost always say "before" instead of "until now" at the end of this kind of sentence. I've never ...
- Necrophagist I've never eaten this until now.
- There's nothing wrong with this grammatically, but we almost always say "before" instead of "until now" at the end of this kind of sentence.
- I've never ...
- eaten this / been to China / seen a volcano / adopted a rescue kitten ...
- before.
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NecrophagistI've never eaten this until now.
There's nothing wrong with this grammatically, but we almost always say "before" instead of "until now" at the end of this kind of sentence.
I've never ...
eaten this / been to China / seen a volcano / adopted a rescue kitten
... before.
CJ
0Someone gives you a compliment you've never heard before.
I wouldn't say I've never heard that until now is incorrect grammar, but it's very unnatural.
Natural English is I've never heard that before.
Clive
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