"Knew" is the simple past tense, used for an action completed at a specific past time. "Known" is the past participle form, used with auxiliary verbs like "have" or "had" to form perfect tenses.
@RiMMER: Contracting "he has an apple" to "he's an apple" is common in some dialects of English. Sometimes an extra bit is added on which has the side effect of disambiguating - "Ooh, he's a lovely house he 'as" but that's an unrelated pattern of speech.
I've seen the form "said he" a couple of times in literary works to express solemnity, but I don't think that applies here. When would you say "said he" rather than the common "he said"?
KNEW definition: 1. past simple of know 2. past simple of know 3. past simple of know. Learn more.
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Define knew. knew synonyms, knew pronunciation, knew translation, English dictionary definition of knew. v. Past tense of know. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
The past tense comes in two different forms in English. We have the simple past tense, and the past participle and irregular verbs can cause complications if you don’t know much about them. This article will look into the past tense of “know” and how it works. Knew or Known: Which Is Correct? “Knew” is the simple past tense of the verb “to know.” We use it when someone has known ...
KNEW definition: simple past tense of know. See examples of knew used in a sentence.