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In English, there is no "progressive past participle".

The past participle of listen is listened, and it is used with an auxiliary verb to create the perfect tenses. The past participle can be used in past, present, and future tenses. It is the job of the auxiliary verb to show the tense.

Examples:

  • had listened is the past perfect tense
  • have/has listened is the present perfect tense
  • will have listened is the future perfect tense

The present participle of listen is listening. Present participles are used to create the progressive tenses, and like the perfect tenses, auxiliary verbs show the tense.

Examples:

  • was/were listening is the past progressive tense
  • am/is/are listening is the present progressive tense
  • will be listening is the future progressive tense
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