"Never"

[Rachel Adams]

Hello.

Can I put "never" before "was"?

"I was never there."

 

[jutfrank]

If you wish.

I never was there? Really?

 

[emsr2d2]

Hello.

Can I put "never" before "was"?

"I was never there."

I misread your question as well. After the question "Can I put never before was?", I expected to see an example sentence in which you had done exactly that!

 

[Yankee]

Hello.

Can I put "never" before "was"?

"I was never there."

Yes.

 

[Skrej]

I never was there.
I was never there.

Both are equally acceptable to me. The first one is perhaps a bit more emphatic.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

I never was there? Really?

Sounds okay to me. But you're right, the other way around is more common.

 

[jutfrank]

Both are equally acceptable to me.

Sounds okay to me.

I must say I'm stunned by these responses.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

I must say I'm stunned by these responses.

If you can't do it there, come on over and do it here.