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Was Seen or Is Seen?
EXPLANATION OF WORDS: Saw is the PAST TENSE of the verb see, and usually comes immediately after NOUNS and PRONOUNS. Seen is the PAST PARTICIPLE of the VERB see. Generally, seen is used alongside have, has, had, was or were in a sentence to make COMPOUND VERBS.

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People also ask, what is the difference between I saw and I have seen?

The difference is the time period you are talking about. The Simple Past saw is used to talk about past events while the Present Perfect have seen is used to talk about things that are true now, in the present. They are semantically different but logically equivalent.

Secondly, did see or did saw? Both are past forms of the word to see. Saw is the past simple and seen is the past participle. The difference between these two forms usually depends on the point that you are trying to make.

Simply so, is I seen grammatically correct?

“I saw” is the only correct way to say this. Note that “seen” is a past participle and must be used after an auxiliary verb (e.g., has, have, am, is, are): He has seen many things, I have seen him, I am seen, she is seen, we are seen.

What tense is have seen?

present perfect tense

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What tense is had seen?

Saw is the PAST TENSE of the verb see, and usually comes immediately after NOUNS and PRONOUNS. Seen is the PAST PARTICIPLE of the VERB see. Generally, seen is used alongside have, has, had, was or were in a sentence to make COMPOUND VERBS.

Is see present tense?

The past tense of see is saw. The third-person singular simple present indicative form of see is sees. The present participle of see is seeing.
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