CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -The words new and knew are often confused because they are homophones. This means that they have the same pronunciation but different meanings. They have the same pronunciation because the “k” in knew is silent.

Detailed explanation-2: -What Is Their Main Difference? These words are homophones. However, ‘new’ is an adjective that describes something recently made, while, ‘knew’ is the simple past tense of the verb ‘know’.

Detailed explanation-3: -I knew him before he was famous. I new him before he was famous. We are getting a new TV. We are getting a knew TV.

Detailed explanation-4: -[M] [T] Everybody knew she could speak English well. [M] [T] I knew I’d broken my wrist the moment I fell. [M] [T] She asked him if he knew my telephone number. [M] [T] She looked at him and knew that he was angry.

Detailed explanation-5: -I know vs I knew The expression ‘I know’ is used in the case of sentences that speak about the events that take place in the present. On the other hand the expression ‘I knew’ is used in the case of sentences that speak about the events that took place in the past.