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I know that this was coming vs I knew that this was coming

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I know that this was coming' is used when you are currently aware of something that is happening or about to happen. 'I knew that this was coming' is used when you were aware of something in the past that was going to happen.

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I know that this was coming

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when you are currently aware of something that is happening or about to happen.
  • ... I know that this was coming 'Cause you were there always smiling. I wonder how you'll be in the future. I wouldn't know it's hard to figure. But by accepting ...
  • Feb 11, 2024 ... But little did I know that this was coming 'Cause you were there always smiling. I wonder how you'll be in the future. I wouldn't know it's ...
  • But littlе did I know that this was coming 'Cause you were there always smiling. I wonder how you'll be in the future. I wouldn't know it's hard to figure. But ...
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  • ... I know that this was coming But I pretended and kept ......Read the rest... © Christine Phillips. Categories: flight attendant, appreciation, boat, break up ...
  • Jul 27, 2022 ... ... I know that this was coming Cause you were there always smiling I wonder how you'll be in the future I wouldn't know it's hard to figure But ...

Alternatives:

  • I am aware that this was coming
  • I understand that this was coming

I knew that this was coming

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when you were aware of something in the past that was going to happen.
  • Oct 5, 2024 ... ... I knew that this was coming and that's why I took a picture and I posted it on like my story or something and people were like I hope ...
  • Dec 29, 2019 ... I knew that this was coming. It was time that my little girl felt her room was too kiddy. No more pink, no more toddler beds and no more ...
  • Feb 3, 2023 ... I knew that this was coming, I hadn't lived with her daily for six and a half years, and I trusted my parents to make the right decision on ...
  • Aug 18, 2017 ... I knew that this was coming, and did my best to brace for it, but I am still having a hard time. I open up Facebook and I'm faced with ...
  • Feb 10, 2017 ... I knew that this was coming. I applied to show my work at the Hermosa Inn, in Scottsdale, Arizona sometime in the summer of 2016. It's ...
  • And I knew that this was coming. And I knew there's going to be a huge number of people that would hear what I had to say. And I was praying that day. I ...
  • Feb 10, 2021 ... ... I knew that this was coming for some time,” he said. The Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana-based 310th ESC is the senior most Army Reserve ...
  • May 27, 2012 ... I knew that this was coming, but it doesn't make it any easier. My Aunt And Uncle. My Uncle Benny was a wonderful, kind-hearted man that ...
  • Jun 25, 2018 ... I knew that this was coming due to Sarah Dessen's foreshadowing, but my heart still wasn't ready when she describes the flashbacks of ...
  • Nov 19, 2018 ... I knew that this was coming, because Lauren Cohan made it clear that Rick's last episode was actually also her last episode of the season ...

Alternatives:

  • I was aware that this was coming
  • I understood that this was coming

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