Learn English – Shall i use “saw” or “have seen” in this sentence

tense

A: Do you know her

B: I saw/ have seen her a few times but I never spoke to her.

Best Answer

The construction would be have + past participle in such cases.

I've seen her ...

Here, "I saw..." would depict a distant past opposite to '..have seen' which is a recent past.

Both construction would work depending on what you want to say.