hear — V1, V2, V3 verb forms

irregular verb · easy · IELTS-relevant

V1 (Base form)hear
V2 (Past simple)heard
V3 (Past participle)heard
V-ing (Present participle)hearing
-s form (he / she / it)hears
हिंदी अर्थसुनना

Where each form is used

Example sentence

“I can hear you clearly.”

Verbs near “hear”

VerbV2V3हिंदी अर्थType
guideguidedguidedमार्गदर्शन करनाregular
handlehandledhandledसंभालनाregular
hanghunghungलटकानाirregular
happenhappenedhappenedहोना, घटित होनाregular
harmharmedharmedनुकसान करनाregular
hatehatedhatedनफ़रत करनाregular
heatheatedheatedगर्म करनाregular
helphelpedhelpedमदद करनाregular
hesitatehesitatedhesitatedझिझकनाregular
hidehidhiddenछिपानाirregular
hirehiredhiredकिराए पर लेना, नियुक्त करनाregular

Alphabetical neighbours from the same verb list — useful when you are revising a range, not just one verb.

Questions about “hear”

What is the V1, V2 and V3 of “hear”?

V1 (base form) is hear, V2 (past simple) is heard, and V3 (past participle) is heard. The -ing form is hearing and the he / she / it form is hears.

Is “hear” a regular or an irregular verb?

It is recorded as a irregular verb in this table. Its V2 form is heard, not heared — that is why it is grouped as irregular. The portal rates it easy.

When do I use V3 instead of V2?

V2 stands alone in the past simple — Heard at six. V3 is never used on its own: it follows has / have / had in the perfect tenses, and am / is / are / was / were in the passive voice.

What does “hear” mean in Hindi?

It means सुनना.

Is “hear” useful for IELTS?

Yes — it is flagged IELTS-relevant on the portal, which means it shows up often in reading and writing tasks. Knowing all five forms matters because IELTS uses the perfect tense and the passive voice heavily.

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