---
id: 661962ea6cd127049ca20b86
title: Task 46
challengeType: 22
dashedName: task-46
lang: en-US
---

<!-- (Audio) James: Sarah, have you heard about Quantum Computing? I just heard about it for the first time. -->

# --description--

Sometimes, it is possible that a verb in the Simple Past and in the Present Perfect are conjugated the same way. In this dialogue, James asks if Sarah `has heard` about Quantum Computing and then says he just `heard` about it. The participle form of `hear` is `heard`, just like the past form of `hear` is `heard` as well. Examples: `On Monday, I heard you were coming to visit.` (someone told me this on Monday). `I have heard about the situation before.` (there is no reference as to when). In both cases, `heard` is used. James says he `just heard` about Quantum Computing, meaning it happened a short time ago, probably minutes before the conversation. `Just` is used here to express that something happened a bit before the moment the conversation is happening. Example: `I just saw him crossing the street.`

Listen to the dialogue and fill in the blanks.

# --fillInTheBlank--

## --sentence--

`Sarah, have you heard about Quantum Computing? I BLANK BLANK about it for the first time.`

## --blanks--

`just`

### --feedback--

This word is used to mean that something happened a bit before this conversation.

---

`heard`

### --feedback--

This is the verb `hear` in the Simple Past form. You write it the same way as the participle form of `hear`.

# --scene--

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    ],
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      "filename": "4.2-3.mp3",
      "startTime": 1,
      "startTimestamp": 0,
      "finishTimestamp": 4.44
    }
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    },
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        "text": "Sarah, have you heard about Quantum Computing? I just heard about it for the first time.",
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}
```
