Question

I (a. have heard/b. heard) the news just now.

Answer 1

I (a. have heard/b. heard) the news just now.

Answer:

I heard the news just now.

I have heard the news just now.

• Generally, ''heard'' or ''have heard'', both have the same meaning.  

• The word ''heard'' is the past tense of the verb ''hear''.

• ''I heard'' is the simple past tense.

• ''I have heard'' is the present perfect tense.
• ''I had heard'' is the past perfect tense.

• In the simple present tense, we use ''Have heard and has heard''

• In the simple past tense, we use ''heard''.
• In the past perfect tense, we use ''had heard''.