Meaning: to hear sounds or voices with attention or interest.
Listen Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
| Infinitive/Base Form (V1) | Listen |
| Past Tense (V2) | Listened |
| Past Participle Form (V3) | Listened |
| Present Participle/Gerund (V4) | Listening |
| 3rd Person Singular (V5) | Listens |
Listen Past Tense:
Past Tense of Listen is Listened.
Example: Sarah listened to music.
Listen Past Participle:
Past Participle Form of Listen is Listened.
Example: Sarah has listened to music.
Listen Present Participle:
Present Participle Form of Listen is Listening.
Example: Sarah is listening to music.
Listen 3rd Person Singular:
3rd Person Singular of Listen is Listens.
Example: Sarah listens to music.
Listen Conjugation
Indefinite / Simple Present Tense
- I listen to music.
- We/You/They listen to music.
- He/She/It/Adam listens to music.
Present Continuous Tense
- I am listening to music.
- We/You/They are listening to music.
- He/She/It/Adam is listening to music.
Present Perfect Tense
- I have listened to music.
- We/You/They have listened to music.
- He/She/It/Adam has listened to music.
Present Perfect Continuous Tense
- I have been listening to music.
- We/You/They have been listening to music.
- He/She/It/Adam has been listening to music.
Indefinite / Simple Past Tense
- I listened to music.
- We/You/They listened to music.
- He/She/It/Adam listened to music.
Past Continuous Tense
- I was listening to music.
- We/You/They were listening to music.
- He/She/It/Adam was listening to music.
Past Perfect Tense
- I had listened to music.
- We/You/They had listened to music.
- He/She/It/Adam had listened to music.
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
- I had been listening to music.
- We/You/They had been listening to music.
- He/She/It/Adam had been listening to music.
Indefinite / Simple Future Tense
- I will listen to music.
- We/You/They will listen to music.
- He/She/It/Adam will listen to music.
Future Continuous Tense
- I will be listening to music.
- We/You/They will be listening to music.
- He/She/It/Adam will be listening to music.
Future Perfect Tense
- I will have listened to music.
- We/You/They will have listened to music.
- He/She/It/Adam will have listened to music.
Future Perfect Continuous Tense
- I will have been listening to music.
- We/You/They will have been listening to music.
- He/She/It/Adam will have been listening to music.
Past Tense of Listen Phrasal Verbs
| Listen Phrasal Verbs | Past Tense |
| Listen up | Listened up |
| Listen in | Listened in |
| Listen out | Listened out |
| Listen for | Listened for |
| Listen through | Listened through |
| Listen to | Listened to |
| Listen with | Listened with |
| Listen about | Listened about |
| Listen over | Listened over |
| Listen back | Listened back |
FAQS
What is the Future Tense of Listen?
Future Tense of listen is “will listen”.
What is the Present Tense of Listen?
Present Tense of listen is “listen + s/es or ing”.
| I/we/you/they | listen |
| He/she/it/singular name | listens |
| Present participle | listening |
What is the Past Perfect Tense of Listen?
Past perfect tense of take is “had listened”.
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