Yes, it is an action.
Was listening is the progressive verb in that sentence.
No, listening is a present participle of the verb to listen. The present participle of the verb is also an adjective (Put on your listening ears.), and a gerund, a verbal noun (Listening is a good way to learn something.)An adverb is a word that describes a verb, for example:He was listening intently to the instructions. (the adverb intently tells how he was listening)I'll be listening to my messages later. (the adverb later tells when I will be listening)She was always listening to that same song. (the adverb always tells how often she was listening)
To is not always used after listen you can say:listen for - Listen for my whistle. When you hear it come quickly.orListen in - Jon listened in on the discussionNot sure why we say listen to, maybe that's just the way it is.
It means the verb or verb phrase is in the past tense form and shows us that something happened in the past ie yesterday, last week, last year etc.present - I go to school everyday.past - I went to school. (Went is the past form of go)present - I am listening to music.past - I was listening to music.( was listening is the past form of the verb phrase am listening)
The tense of "was listening" is past continuous, also known as past progressive. It is formed by using the past tense of "to be" (was) and the present participle of the main verb (listening).
Was listening is the progressive verb in that sentence.
No, listening is a present participle of the verb to listen. The present participle of the verb is also an adjective (Put on your listening ears.), and a gerund, a verbal noun (Listening is a good way to learn something.)An adverb is a word that describes a verb, for example:He was listening intently to the instructions. (the adverb intently tells how he was listening)I'll be listening to my messages later. (the adverb later tells when I will be listening)She was always listening to that same song. (the adverb always tells how often she was listening)
To is not always used after listen you can say:listen for - Listen for my whistle. When you hear it come quickly.orListen in - Jon listened in on the discussionNot sure why we say listen to, maybe that's just the way it is.
The noun forms of the verb to listen are listener and the gerund, listening.
No, it is not a preposition. It is a verb form, or a noun (gerund). It can also be an adjective (listening post).
It means the verb or verb phrase is in the past tense form and shows us that something happened in the past ie yesterday, last week, last year etc.present - I go to school everyday.past - I went to school. (Went is the past form of go)present - I am listening to music.past - I was listening to music.( was listening is the past form of the verb phrase am listening)
In American English, "audience" takes a singular verb, so the correct form would be "The audience was listening." In British English, however, collective nouns like "audience" often take a plural verb, and "The audience were listening" would be correct.
The tense of "was listening" is past continuous, also known as past progressive. It is formed by using the past tense of "to be" (was) and the present participle of the main verb (listening).
"Escuchando" in Spanish means "listening" in English. It is the present participle form of the verb "escuchar," which means "to listen."
The noun forms of the verb to listen are listener and the gerund, listening.
listen is a action verb
listening (noun) = hakshavah (הקשבה)as a verb, it depends on the person:she is listening = hi makshiva (היא מקשיבה)we are listening = anachnu makshivim (אנחנו מקשיבים)