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What is the difference between my grandfather died before I was born. I never met him. and my grandfather died before I was born. I 've never met him. ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between my grandfather died before I was born. I never met him. and my grandfather died before I was born. I 've never met him. ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
WHY do we say "I never met him."???
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you would say "I've never met him" for someone still alive. It means there is some possibility that you might meet him in the future. But you say "I never met him" because he's dead.
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you would say "I've never met him" for someone still alive. It means there is some possibility that you might meet him in the future. But you say "I never met him" because he's dead.
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