Expression: "I have been hearing"

[Admira]

dear torsten
i just finished test hear-listen,i ve repeat it the test 3 times and in the end i scored 9 out 10
it was very helpful,now i know the difference between these words,i wasn't clear about these,I have been hearing and I have heard, but thank you for your explanation now i know,its nice to work with you thank you
best wishes
admira
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To be or not to be ,that is the question.

[Theja Gadicherla]

Why not 'I have been listening to'?

Please explain.

[Nasir Afridi]

Hi all
I have used in question number 10,,I have been hearing stories...which the system marked wrong. I have gone through one of our coach comments and he thinks i guess that, what i have marked is correct,,,can u explain the question 10 answer. What I understand from the lessons is that stories can be heard and listened, and I guess question 10 is referring to the hearing faculty of sense not listen, because the man is saying about a random flow of stories which might be rumors...your comments please

[Mister Micawber]

'I have been hearing strange stories...' is the correct answer. Perhaps you clicked the wrong button by mistake. Please try it again.
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[Theja Gadicherla]

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Why not 'I have been listening to'?

Please explain.

Hello Mister Micawber,

How r u doing?

Please clear my earlier mentioned confusion. i am confused.

Regards,
Theja G

[Mister Micawber]

Because such experiences are by chance: the strange story is heard without intent. We listen to music and other sounds that we make a choice to pay extended attention to. That is why we say 'Did you hear the news? There was another earthquake in Haiti!'-- NOT 'Did you listen to the news?'
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[Izisc]

Something went wrong with my test, when I check my score some answers wasn´t the same I had answered. The questions 2, 4, 9 and 10 was wrong.

[Simple777]

Dear Teachers,
I have incorrectly unswered :
"I have been listening to strange stories about you recently ..."
I have read this thread now and do not have clear understanding why is it. The only explanation was:
"Because such experiences are by chance: the strange story is heard without intent. We listen to music and other sounds that we make a choice to pay extended attention to. That is why we say 'Did you hear the news? There was another earthquake in Haiti!'-- NOT 'Did you listen to the news?'"
And as THIS strange story WAS about YOU(the person I have now talking in sentense) I had not took it throw the ears, but pay attention to it and that's why I talk to YOU about it.

And about the explanation above: 'Did you hear the news?' is right
and is it correct: 'I am listening to the news about Finacial markets' (it is like a music for me :) ) ?

thank you,
Aleksey

[Mister Micawber]

'Did you hear the news?' is right-- Yes
and is it correct: 'I am listening to the news about financial markets' (it is like music for me)-- Yes, it is correct if you are doing it right now.
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[Ducanh.hut]

you hope something, it could happen in the future, and " i do hope" means something in the future, and the tense present perfect continuous is used in there is correct.

[Maliavkina]

Hi everybody ----Alan --Thanks for this tricky sentence/Lesson 9 question 10/ It was a trap for me.But now the picture is clear.Cheers

[Zene]

I have been ......... strange stories about you recently but I do hope that there is no substance in them.


(a) listened to

(b) listening to

(c) heard

(d) hearing

Correct answer: (d) hearing

why we do not use listening to?

[Mister Micawber]

Please read my post earlier in this thread.
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[Mahsash]

would you mind explaining me the diffrence between present perfect continues and present perfect?

[Mister Micawber]

Present perfect continuous demands that the action be continuing now: 'I have been surfing the net all afternoon' (and I am still doing so)
Present perfect simple merely indicates that the action is recent or somehow conceptually associated with now; the action need not be occurring now: 'I have surfed the 'net all afternoon' (and I may or may not still be doing so)
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