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"You were missed" vs "You were being missed"

If you wished someone were able to attend an event, you can tell them "we missed you" or "I missed you."

Last Updated: March 20, 2019

You were missed

This is not correct. Don't use this phrase.

"You were missed" sounds odd because the phrase is constructed passively.

Change the subject to the person or people who were doing the missing. "We missed you" and "I missed you" are two possibilities.

ExpertExplanation provided by a TextRanch English expert


Some alternatives from our editors:

  • we missed you
  • I missed you

You were being missed

This is not correct. Don't use this phrase.

To native English speakers, this phrase sounds more complicated than it needs to be.

"We missed you" or "I missed you" would sound more natural.

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Some alternatives from our editors:

  • we missed you
  • I missed you
  • I wish you could have come
  • we wish you could have come

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