I've never been there vs. I never went there

[Diodora]

Test No. incompl/elem-28 "Responses", question 2

Mike: 'We went to Paris last summer.'
Jane: '.........'

(a) I never go there too.
(b) I never went there.
(c) I never did there.
(d) I've never been there.

Test No. incompl/elem-28 "Responses", answer 2

Mike: 'We went to Paris last summer.'
Jane: 'I've never been there.'

Correct answer: (d) I've never been there.

Your answer was: incorrect
Mike: 'We went to Paris last summer.'
Jane: 'I never went there.'
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hi,

Please tell me, why cant we use "i never went there"?

Diodora

[Torsten]

We use the present perfect for things that refer to a period of time which started somewhere in the past and are still true at the moment of speaking.
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