listen — V1, V2, V3 verb forms

regular verb · easy · IELTS-relevant

V1 (Base form)listen
V2 (Past simple)listened
V3 (Past participle)listened
V-ing (Present participle)listening
-s form (he / she / it)listens
हिंदी अर्थसुनना, ध्यान देना

Where each form is used

Example sentence

“Listen to the teacher.”

Verbs near “listen”

VerbV2V3हिंदी अर्थType
learnlearnedlearnedसीखनाregular
leaveleftleftछोड़ना, रवाना होनाirregular
lendlentlentउधार देनाirregular
licklickedlickedचाटनाregular
liftliftedliftedउठानाregular
limitlimitedlimitedसीमित करनाregular
livelivedlivedरहनाregular
locklockedlockedताला लगानाregular
looklookedlookedदेखनाregular
loselostlostखोनाirregular
mailmailedmailedडाक से भेजनाregular

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

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Questions about “listen”

What is the V1, V2 and V3 of “listen”?

V1 (base form) is listen, V2 (past simple) is listened, and V3 (past participle) is listened. The -ing form is listening and the he / she / it form is listens.

Is “listen” a regular or an irregular verb?

It is recorded as a regular verb in this table. Its V2 form is the base plus -ed (listen → listened), which is the regular pattern. The portal rates it easy.

When do I use V3 instead of V2?

V2 stands alone in the past simple — Listened 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 “listen” mean in Hindi?

It means सुनना, ध्यान देना.

Is “listen” 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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