Hear Of: (3)

Grammar Tense Structure:

• Present Tense: hear / hears of
• Past Tense: heard of
• Past Participle: heard of
• Present Participle: hearing of

1:  If you are told or informed of some information then you hear of it

non-separable phrasal verb

• It was such a shock to have heard of this tragic news
• She has already heard of the change in the schedule.

2:  If you are aware of something existing, you have heard of it

non-separable phrasal verb

• I have heard of him but I haven’t met him yet.
• I’ve heard of crypto currency but I’m not totally sure what it is all about

3:  If you don’t allow or agree to something you’ll say that you won’t hear of it

non-separable phrasal verb + used in the negative

• I won’t hear of you staying elsewhere, you can stay with me for free.
• I will not hear of anyone being rude to our guests. You must behave and be polite!