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What is the difference between I heard that something was true. and I've heard that something was true. ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between I heard that something was true. and I've heard that something was true. ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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- English (US)
They mean the same.
I've = I have
so basically you're saying "I have heard that something was true."
which is the same as "I heard something was true."
- English (US)
- English (UK)
Yes they mean the same but in certain contexts they are slight different.
"I've heard something was true."
means in my life at least once, I have heard something that was true.
"I heard something was true." means that you heard something about specific subject that was true.
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- English (US)
it is a subtle difference.
I've heard is something you may have heard in the past.
I heard is like you just heard it, it is new information, and you are waiting for confirmation of truth.
- Polish
In Poland we are taught that using a past simple or present perfect mostly depends on a context.
so "I've heard" would suggest that in the past you heard sth that has an effect in present or you may consider it as a life experience or it has happened just few seconds ago.
past simple would suggest that this is just some information that you don't really care about. it just happened and that's it, no more thoughts about it.
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