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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Which is correct?

Hi

Say I win a raffle for the first time in my life and go to collect my prize, do I say " I've never won anything before.", or "I'd never won anything before."?

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I'd never won

— Veronica 222

  • I'd never won
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Because there's before in the sentance.
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I have (I've) never won anything before.

If you were telling the story, after it happened you can use 'I had (I'd) :

"I went to a raffle game last Monday, and even though I had never won anything before, I really felt lucky that day."
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Veronica 222 is wrong.
If there is no context given, you normally use:
I have never won anything before. (present perfect).
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Thanks for your replies, folks.

So if I won, when I went to collect my prize I could say: "Wow. Thanks. I've never won anything before."?
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Hi,

Yes, that's what would normally be said.

Perhaps the speaker is subconsciously thinking of it this way.
They are handing me the prize today, ie in the present, so my winning is a present event.
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Thanks. So, if the person said "Wow. Thanks. I have never won anything.", would that be correct too?
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AnonymousSo, if the person said "Wow. Thanks. I have never won anything.", would that be correct too?
No, not if he has just won something!
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