Is it heard or listened to?
hear and listen are both verbs related to sounds. The meaning of both words is therefore related but different. It is important not to confuse the meaning and use. Show Hearhear is the action of a sound coming to our ears. hearing is one of the five senses. We sense a sound. Our ears physically detect the sound. We do not have a choice. When we hear something, we are inactive. We are not trying to do something. No real effort is required to hear something. When a doctor checks our ears, it is called a hearing test. It is not a listening test. Examples: I hear this bird singing every morning. Did you hear that noise? You are talking quietly but I can hear you. Form of hearForm: Examples: Form: Form: hear is a stative verbhear is an example of a stative (or state) verb. As with all the stative verbs, hear does not usually have a continuous form. Example: We use can hear to describe hearing something at a particular moment in time. Example: Expressions with hearhear thatMeaning: Example: to hear from someoneForm: Meaning: Examples: ListenListen is when we are concentrating on a sound. We are active. We are paying attention to the sound. It is possible to hear without listening. But it is impossible to listen without hearing. In a language exam, to test a students understanding of the language, the test is called a listening test. It is not a hearing test. Examples: Form of listenWhen listen has an object, we use the preposition to. Form: Examples: If there is no object, we do not use to. Examples: listen is not a stative verb. It has a continuous form which we use to describe the action at a particular moment in time. Example: listen also has a simple form to describe a regular action or habit. Example: More English lessonsEnglish lessons on our Youtube channel English video lesson |