hear
Base form
hear
/hɪə(r)//hɪr/
Past simple
heard
/hɜːd//hɜːrd/
Past participle
heard
/hɜːd//hɜːrd/
MeaningA1
to notice sounds with your ears
to hear from an old friend
In use
- Question · Form 1Did you hear the thunder in the middle of the night?
- After a modal verb · Form 1I can’t hear you, the music is too loud.
- Past simple · Form 2Yesterday I heard a strange noise coming from the kitchen.
- Past simple · Form 2We heard the good news from Aisha on Monday evening.
- Present perfect · Form 3Have you heard anything from Tom since he moved to Leeds?
- Passive · Form 3Shouting was heard from the flat upstairs late last night.
Watch out
Heard rhymes with bird, not with beard: the vowel changes, although the spelling only adds a d.
Same pattern
A — B — BForms two and three are the same
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