O ostap77 Key Member Joined Sep 9, 2010 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Ukrainian Home Country Ukraine Current Location Ukraine Feb 13, 2011 #1 "I hear of him being sent to the South." Can we use a present simple to mean a past action? I hear instead of I heard?
"I hear of him being sent to the South." Can we use a present simple to mean a past action? I hear instead of I heard?
Barb_D Moderator Staff member Joined Mar 12, 2007 Member Type Other Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Feb 13, 2011 #2 If the talk/gossip about this is on-going and from multiple sources, you can say "I hear of."
