Learn English – past modal should + the adverb never

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I've found all alternatives and wonder which one is grammatically correct?

  1. I should have never told you that.
  2. I should never have told you that.
  3. I never should have told you that.

Best Answer

It's a matter of style. While I prefer saying/writing 'should never have...' others (like TRomano) may prefer 'never should have'. And neither makes it a wrong choice.

Google NGram shows results of all those three styles, 'should never have' being most frequently used.

Google results of news on the usage 'should never have'