<p>I feel dumb…oh well. Which one is correct:</p>
<p>The innovators would have never saw it coming.</p>
<p>The innovators would have never seen it coming.</p>
<p>I believe it’s the first, but for some reason the second keeps running back through my mind.</p>
<p>The 2nd! Trust me, professional writer and former English major. Any others, feel free to PM me, but I don’t have time for whole essays, already overwhelmed with them.</p>
<p>It’s the second.</p>
<p>as in… “I’ve never seen that movie before” or “I would not have seen that movie if you hadn’t recommended it.”</p>
<p>Thanks y’all! LOL</p>
<p>Yea, the phrase “would have” makes the difference. Without it, the sentence would be “The innovators never saw it coming.”</p>
<p>If you’re cleaning it up, somebody who’s really, really picky might object to the split verb form. It’s easy to fix anyway:</p>
<p>would never have seen it </p>
<p>or </p>
<p>never would have seen it</p>
<p>takes care of it</p>
<p>tks marathonman.</p>