have vs. did

[Ungifted]

Please take a look at my two short sentences.
Have you heard of her again?
Did you hear of her again?

I just want to know whether they are equal in terms of their meaning and usage.

 

[Rover_KE]

No. Please give us the context in which you want to use them.

 

[Ungifted]

Frankly speaking I thought they were identical in meaning. Given the fact they are not, I need further help from you.

 

[teechar]

First, did you mean "heard of" or "heard from"? Do you know the difference between them?

 

[Ungifted]

@teechar
I think it'd be best you explain the difference between "heard of" and "heard from" to me first. Thanks.

 

[Matthew Wai]

We are not here to replace dictionaries.

http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/hear-of?q=hear+of
http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/hear-from?q=hear+from

 

[Ungifted]

@Matthew Wai
No matter what Rover_KE posted it's a damn good dictionary. Thanks for the link.
But let's go back to my original post and question.

Okay, in terms of their tenses one sentence is simple past and the other pesent perfect.
So far so good. But what's the difference between the two sentences in terms of their meaning and usage?

Have you heard from her again?
Did you hear from her again?

 

[Matthew Wai]

Please respond to the following first:

Please give us the context in which you want to use them.

 

[teechar]

Have you heard from her again?

Because of the present perfect, this sentence has a connection to the present time. It implies there is a chance the person may yet hear (or may have recently heard) from her again. You may also come across "Have you heard from her since?"

Did you hear from her again?

This puts the whole context (situation) in the past. For example, she may be dead now, or for whatever reason, there is little chance that the person will hear from her again.

 

[Matthew Wai]

1. Have you heard from her again since you last saw her?
2. Did you hear from her again after you last saw her?

 

[tzfujimino]

There might be some difference between AmE and BrE in the way they use the present perfect and the past simple.
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/gra...mal-informal-etc/british-and-american-english