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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

'I hear you were' and 'I heard you were'

What are they different?

I think the first sentence uses when we heard just before,
 I mean we heard that a couple of minutes ago or less than that,

And the other uses as you already know in past.

Or does it not matter?
'I hear you were' Can we always say it?

Thanks in advance.
  

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" can be used interchangeably, provided you heard it reasonably recently* (it's impossible to give a precise cutoff time, but certainly a period of a few days would be fine). However, if you qualify with a time reference, or if the statement is set in a narrative that is written in the past tense, then you should use "heard". g.

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  • However, if you qualify with a time reference, or if the statement is set in a narrative that is written in the past tense, then you should use "heard".
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In everyday speech and writing, "I hear..." and "I heard..." can be used interchangeably, provided you heard it reasonably recently* (it's impossible to give a precise cutoff time, but certainly a period of a few days would be fine).

However, if you qualify with a time reference, or if the statement is set in a narrative that is written in the past tense, then you should use "heard". For
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