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i missed it vs i have missed it

Both "I missed it" and "I have missed it" are fine/correct, but they're used in different contexts. "I missed it" is used when referring to a specific point in the past without specifying when. On the other hand, "I have missed it" is used when the action of missing something has a connection to the present or recent past.

Explained by Miss E.
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Last updated: July 21, 2024

i missed it

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when referring to a specific point in the past without specifying when.

This phrase is used to express that you failed to see or experience something at a particular time in the past.

Examples:

I missed the bus this morning.
I missed the opportunity to meet her yesterday.
She missed the deadline for the project.
He missed the beginning of the movie.
They missed the chance to buy tickets.

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Point being that I missed it because I was here.
I missed it the first time...
I was so busy trying to know everything that I missed it.
Well, if you did, I missed it.
She's going to be so angry that I missed it.
Social event of the year, and I missed it.
I'll tell you the truth, I was in Italy during your trial, so I missed it.
That moment's just gone. I missed it.
I wish I could have known him, but I missed it.
She did it again, and I missed it again.
It's a classic sign of long-term antipsychotic use, and I missed it.
I missed it twenty long years ago.
We nicknamed Al Moosari "the Moose" and I missed it?
My daughter was ill and I missed it.
Please just make me understand how it is that I missed it.
I wonder how Verity and I missed it.
I missed it before because it was wrapped.
Kallie called. I missed it.
I missed it a couple of times.
I missed it by a few minutes.

Alternatives:

I didn't see it.
I failed to catch it.
I overlooked it.
I didn't make it in time.
I let it slip by.

i have missed it

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English when the action of missing something has a connection to the present or recent past.

This phrase is used to indicate that you have failed to see or experience something and that this failure has relevance to the present moment.

Examples:

I have missed the bus, so I'll be late for work.
She has missed the deadline, and now she has to ask for an extension.
He has missed the beginning of the meeting, so he doesn't know what was discussed.
They have missed the chance to apply for the scholarship.
We have missed the opportunity to buy the tickets at a discount.

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How could I have missed it?
And here, all this time, how could I have missed it?
Darn, no, I must have missed it.
I must have missed it because it's obscured by the remodeled gunshot wound.
So if someone broke into the mansion, I must have missed it.
I must have missed it, but good eye, Andi.
If Jane hadn't been so sure, I'd have missed it, too.
- No, I must have missed it.
Man, I wouldn't have missed it.
But I wouldn't have missed it.
Don't know how I could have missed it.
Have I just been told off? I think I may have missed it.
I think they might have missed it in Santa Fe.
But I wouldn't have missed it for the world.
Marie, I swear I wouldn't have missed it for the world.
Mr. Monk, I wouldn't have missed it for all the world.
And that's one small window and I have never missed it.
I keep going through his charts over and over again trying to figure out how I could have missed it, and... and I can't.
And when you come, do not ask things, I have not missed it.
I was there a few days ago. I must have just missed it.

Alternatives:

I failed to see it.
I have overlooked it.
I didn't catch it in time.
I have let it slip by.
I have failed to take advantage of it.

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