I thought you say

[tufguy]

Hi guys,

Like how we say "I heard you say or I saw you do this". Do we need to say "I thought you say" or "said"?

 

[Barb_D]

No, I thought you [past].
I thought you said...
I thought you did..

 

[tufguy]

Please also explain why we don't say "I thought you said" but not "I heard you said"?

 

[Tdol]

You can in certain contexts.

I heard you say (= I was present when you said it and heard it)
I heard you said (= Someone informed me that you said this)

 

[tzfujimino]

That reminds me of a song: http://www.metrolyrics.com/dont-look-back-in-anger-lyrics-oasis.html

"But don't look back in anger", I heard you say.
:-D

 

[Matthew Wai]

'See' and 'hear' are verbs of perception, so the infinitive is used after the object.

Not a teacher.

 

[tufguy]

So it is applicable to hear and see only