hear
Irregular
Contents
- Conjugation
- Synonyms
- Example sentences
Conjugation
Indicative
simple present also called present simple
1st p. sg. I hear
2nd p. sg. you hear
3rd p. sg. he hears
she hears
it hears
1st p. pl. we hear
2nd p. pl. you hear
3rd p. pl. they hear
present progressive also called present continuous
1st p. sg. I am hearing
2nd p. sg. you are hearing
3rd p. sg. he is hearing
she is hearing
it is hearing
1st p. pl. we are hearing
2nd p. pl. you are hearing
3rd p. pl. they are hearing
simple past also called past simple
1st p. sg. I heard
2nd p. sg. you heard
3rd p. sg. he heard
she heard
it heard
1st p. pl. we heard
2nd p. pl. you heard
3rd p. pl. they heard
past progressive also called past continuous
1st p. sg. I was hearing
2nd p. sg. you were hearing
3rd p. sg. he was hearing
she was hearing
it was hearing
1st p. pl. we were hearing
2nd p. pl. you were hearing
3rd p. pl. they were hearing
present perfect also called present perfect simple
1st p. sg. I have heard
2nd p. sg. you have heard
3rd p. sg. he has heard
she has heard
it has heard
1st p. pl. we have heard
2nd p. pl. you have heard
3rd p. pl. they have heard
present perfect progressive also called present perfect continuous
1st p. sg. I have been hearing
2nd p. sg. you have been hearing
3rd p. sg. he has been hearing
she has been hearing
it has been hearing
1st p. pl. we have been hearing
2nd p. pl. you have been hearing
3rd p. pl. they have been hearing
past perfect also called pluperfect
1st p. sg. I had heard
2nd p. sg. you had heard
3rd p. sg. he had heard
she had heard
it had heard
1st p. pl. we had heard
2nd p. pl. you had heard
3rd p. pl. they had heard
past perfect progressive also called past perfect continuous or pluperfect progressive or pluperfect continuous
1st p. sg. I had been hearing
2nd p. sg. you had been hearing
3rd p. sg. he had been hearing
she had been hearing
it had been hearing
1st p. pl. we had been hearing
2nd p. pl. you had been hearing
3rd p. pl. they had been hearing
simple future also called future simple
1st p. sg. I will hear
2nd p. sg. you will hear
3rd p. sg. he will hear
she will hear
it will hear
1st p. pl. we will hear
2nd p. pl. you will hear
3rd p. pl. they will hear
future progressive also called future continuous
1st p. sg. I will be hearing
2nd p. sg. you will be hearing
3rd p. sg. he will be hearing
she will be hearing
it will be hearing
1st p. pl. we will be hearing
2nd p. pl. you will be hearing
3rd p. pl. they will be hearing
future perfect
1st p. sg. I will have heard
2nd p. sg. you will have heard
3rd p. sg. he will have heard
she will have heard
it will have heard
1st p. pl. we will have heard
2nd p. pl. you will have heard
3rd p. pl. they will have heard
future perfect progressive also called future perfect continuous
1st p. sg. I will have been hearing
2nd p. sg. you will have been hearing
3rd p. sg. he will have been hearing
she will have been hearing
it will have been hearing
1st p. pl. we will have been hearing
2nd p. pl. you will have been hearing
3rd p. pl. they will have been hearing
Conditional
simple also called conditional present
1st p. sg. I would hear
2nd p. sg. you would hear
3rd p. sg. he would hear
she would hear
it would hear
1st p. pl. we would hear
2nd p. pl. you would hear
3rd p. pl. they would hear
progressive also called conditional continuous
1st p. sg. I would be hearing
2nd p. sg. you would be hearing
3rd p. sg. he would be hearing
she would be hearing
it would be hearing
1st p. pl. we would be hearing
2nd p. pl. you would be hearing
3rd p. pl. they would be hearing
perfect
1st p. sg. I would have heard
2nd p. sg. you would have heard
3rd p. sg. he would have heard
she would have heard
it would have heard
1st p. pl. we would have heard
2nd p. pl. you would have heard
3rd p. pl. they would have heard
perfect progressive also called conditional perfect continuous
1st p. sg. I would have been hearing
2nd p. sg. you would have been hearing
3rd p. sg. he would have been hearing
she would have been hearing
it would have been hearing
1st p. pl. we would have been hearing
2nd p. pl. you would have been hearing
3rd p. pl. they would have been hearing
Imperative
2nd p. sg. hear
1st p. pl. let's hear
2nd p. pl. hear
Participle
present participle
hearing
past participle
heard
Verbs that follow the same conjugation pattern
agree, decree, disagree, dye, free, guarantee, hoe, overhear, shoe, toe
Synonyms
listen
Source: LibreOfficeExample sentences
| An empty belly hears nobody. |
| Everyone's tired of hearing that story. |
| I hear Berber all the time. |
| I hear cicadas almost every day. |
| I heard a man's voice. |
| I heard from him last month. |
| I heard only my own breathing. |
| I heard the same noise again. |
| I heard you the first time. |
| Mary hears voices in her head. |
| Nobody heard anything about my country. |
| She hears English all through the day. |
| Tom wouldn't hear of it. |
| Women love hearing the sound of their own name. |
| You will soon hear from him. |