I was wondering
we use past perfect to explain an action that happened before the past
and I had never seen this (before) in my life OR Have???
I (have) or (had) never seen
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Re: I (have) or (had) never seen
If you mean 'in my life before NOW' it is 'have'. If, on the other hand, you mean 'in my life before THEN' (i.e. in reference to some point in the past), it will, of course, be 'had'.