didn't do anything whatsoever/whatever vs. whatsoever

[navi tasan]

1) He didn't do anything whatsoever to hurt you.
2) He didn't do anything whatever to hurt you.

Are both of the above sentences correct?

#2 sound strange to me. Is it natural, or old-fashioned, or incorrect or...?

 

[Skrej]

#2 is not correct. #1 is okay.

I would (and do) use the present perfect, but the simple past isn't incorrect.

 

[teechar]

1) He didn't do anything whatsoever to hurt you.

Correct. You can also use the slightly less emphatic "at all" instead of "whatsoever" in that sentence.

2) He didn't do anything whatever to hurt you.

That's no good.

 

[teechar]

#2 is not correct. #1 is okay.

I agree.

I would (and do) use the present perfect, but the simple past isn't incorrect.

The past simple (not the present perfect) would be the correct tense if the scope of the sentence is entirely in the past.
For example:
Last night, the dog was barking because he was startled. He didn't do anything to hurt you.

 

[Kontol]

The past simple (not the present perfect) would be the correct tense if the scope of the sentence is entirely in the past.

Hello, teechar. Why don't you say "The past simple (not the present perfect) would be the correct tense if the scope of the sentence was entirely in the past?" Why use "is" instead of "was"/"were?"

 

[teechar]

I don't need to use "was". I am outlining a factual point as I see it.