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And why isn't possible to use to "to hear" instead of "hearing"
I thought "to hear" and "hearing" have the same meaning.
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| #18 (permalink) Thu Aug 05, 2010 17:28 pm Hear vs. listen? |
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Hi,
I would like to know the difference between hear & listen.In which sentence shall I use hear & where listen? I always get confused. |
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| #19 (permalink) Fri Aug 27, 2010 16:31 pm Hear vs. listen? |
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| hi. I did 7/10 correct answers. thanks for your explanation on the forum, they make me understand more clearly. |
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| #20 (permalink) Thu Sep 23, 2010 16:55 pm Listening/hearing |
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| Alan wrote: |
| Listening is not possible here because the sentence refers to the faculty of hearing - like the faculty of seeing/feeling/tasting/smelling. |
Dear Alan,
I now understand the difference between hear and listen. However, I am taught by my teacher that the verb 'hear' can not be used in participle, meaning in -ing form. If that is true, then using 'hearing' in this sentence, is it correct?
I understand that according to the available structure of the sentence and available options, 'hearing' is the correct answer. But, please explain me and clear my confusion.
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Sharmi S |
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| #21 (permalink) Thu Sep 23, 2010 19:23 pm Hear vs. listen? |
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Why can't it be- he's very hard of listening? He finds it difficult to follow the conversation. A conversation has to be listened to inorder to follow, isn't it?
Does 'hard' refer to being hadicapped? |
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| #22 (permalink) Sat Dec 04, 2010 16:48 pm Re: Hear vs. listen? |
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| lisa_rassaei wrote: |
Test No. incompl/elem-4 "Listen/Hear", question 6
I should explain that he finds it very difficult to follow your conversation because he is very hard of ..........
(a) listen to
(b) listening
(c) to hear
(d) hearing
Test No. incompl/elem-4 "Listen/Hear", answer 6
I should explain that he finds it very difficult to follow your conversation because he is very hard of hearing.
Correct answer: (d) hearing
Your answer was: incorrect
I should explain that he finds it very difficult to follow your conversation because he is very hard of listening.
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| #23 (permalink) Sat Dec 04, 2010 16:58 pm Hear vs. listen? |
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Dear Mr Torsten,
I am very pleased to be a member in your free English course and I will be happy if you help me in improving my English. Since I live in Algeria and my mother tongue is Arabic,we don't have to speak English all the time. So, I want you to help me speak it as fast as possible and without pronunciation mistakes.
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| #24 (permalink) Thu Feb 03, 2011 1:12 am Hear vs. listen? |
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| Hello, I am difficult to understand using "listen and hear" in a sentence. especially in this test. can you explain it to me ? Thanks |
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| #25 (permalink) Wed Nov 16, 2011 14:42 pm Re: Listening/hearing |
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what do you mean faculty of ?
thanx alan |
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| #26 (permalink) Wed Nov 16, 2011 15:23 pm Hear vs. listen? |
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Hi,
'Faculty' in the sense I used it, means mental power to do something. It can also be a physical power.
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| #27 (permalink) Wed Nov 16, 2011 15:30 pm Hear vs. listen? |
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| thank you Alan very clear explanation |
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