Is 'never seen' present perfect?

[lisay]

Test No. incompl/elem-3 "Drive carefully", question 8

I have never ......... her before.

(a) saw
(b) seeing
(c) seen
(d) see

Test No. incompl/elem-3 "Drive carefully", answer 8

I have never seen her before.

Correct answer: (c) seen

Your answer was: incorrect
I have never saw her before.
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why it can be seen not saw. I have+never+v3?

[Alan]

Saw is the Past Simple and have seen is the Present Perfect.
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[Guest]

But this sentence is in Present Perfect!

[Alan]

Exactly!! SEEN is the past participle.
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[Al]

It's correct said:

I never saw her before

[Torsten]

Yes, you can say that.

TOEFL listening discussions: A conversation between two students in their dormitory during registration week

[Kory]

and if I said "have" that mean I should use "seen"?

[Yankee]

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Right, Kory. Because the word "have" is in the sentence, the only grammatically correct choice is "seen".
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[Tatiana23]

Hello..

I can't say "see" because it's present simple? And I should use "seen" because in this question we are using the present perfect?

[Hellofriend]

I never saw her before.
I have never saw her before.

What's the difference in these two sentences?

I also selected 'seen' as answer because 'have' is there in the question "I have never .... her before."

Torsten sir please explain. This is my forth post and still waiting for reply.

[Wanderer]

Sorry for the disturbance. I think both expressions are the same. The past simple is used by the Americans rather than the English. In other words, the Americans use past simple rather than present perfect to express that action.
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[Hellofriend]

Hello Wanderer,

Thx for your reply.
But still little confusion is there if 'have' is there in sentence we should use 'saw' or 'seen'.
" I have never saw her before."
"I have never seen her before."
Which one is not correct and if both are correct than saw and seen both are correct answers?

[Nevermind]

I never saw her before -> Past Simple
(And I haven't seen her yet)
I have never seen her before -> present perfect
(Untill now)

[Wanderer]

Of course you must use seen as a past participle after have as it's required.
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[Alan]

Hi,

Remember 'I have never seen'.

Alan
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