"Listening" is happening right now. "Listened" happened in the past. I am sitting in my chair. I am looking at the TV. I am listening to a news program. These are examples of the present progressive tense. They all use verb forms ending in -ing. "Listened" happened in the past. An hour ago, a day ago, a century ago. Yesterday I listened to the news on TV. When I was a little kid, I listened to what my mother said. In 1863, a crowd listened silently while Prsident Abraham Lincoln gave a speech.

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Listening is a continuous tense or active in form. Listened is a past tense and in the passive voice.

Listening - used to form continuous tenses. Listened - simple past tense.

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