The usage of 'I miss you' and 'I missed you'.

@alokijon (665)
Malaysia
December 5, 2011 5:58pm CST
I am having a problem in understanding the different meaning of I MISS YOU and I MISSED YOU. Every time I want to send short messaging service to my friends, I always ask myself should I write this way or that way. This kind of confusion really due to my lack of knowledge in the language. When can I use I MISS YOU and I MISSED YOU? Can somebody please explain it to me?
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NIKESHALA
@NIKESHALA (68)
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9 Dec 11
As with everything, English language also have some undefinable things. Right?
truejoy19
@truejoy19 (19)
• United States
6 Dec 11
I believe that you can say I miss you when you are sending off that first text after you guys haven't spoken in a while. If you were missing a person and they text you first then you can say I missed you. I understand how you can get the two confused and mixed up but don't think so hard. Just say what you feel. If you miss that person then say you missed them. If you miss them and If you are in the current state of missing them then let them know. I hoped I helped a tad bit.
lilaclady
@lilaclady (28207)
• Australia
6 Dec 11
To me "I miss you" is you saying to someone you miss them but to say "I missed you" sounds more to past tense as in I missed you because you were not there or I came to visit you, you were not there I must have just missed you.
sijabatnaburjut
@sijabatnaburjut (2171)
• Indonesia
6 Dec 11
The usage of 'I miss you ' and 'I missed you'. The expression of ' I miss you ' is used to express it while 'I missed you ' is used to say your expression in the past like yesterday. You should say I missed you instead of I miss you.
cearn25
@cearn25 (3456)
• Philippines
6 Dec 11
It is easy. You don't have to be confused by the two. I MISS YOU is when you miss someone in this moment that you remember him or her. While I MISSED YOU is that when you have been missing that person for a long time. Or this is what we call longing.