It is very sad to hear this news. vs It is very sad to heard this news.

The correct phrase is "it is very sad to hear this news." The verb "hear" should be in the base form after the verb "to." The incorrect phrase uses the past tense form of the verb, which is not appropriate in this context.

Last updated: March 24, 2024

It is very sad to hear this news.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to express sadness upon receiving news or information.

Examples:

It is very sad to hear this news about the accident.
It is always sad to hear this kind of story.
It is very sad to hear this news from you.
It is very sad to hear this news from a reliable source.
It is very sad to hear this news from the authorities.

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It is very sad to love and lose somebody.
It is very sad to realise that, today in Western Europe, we are trying to create laws that would punish those who are hiding Anne Frank's unborn grandchildren.
Against this background, it is very sad to listen to attempts by the Liberals to malign and cast suspicion on the 30 or so Members of the European Parliament who have decided to travel to Iraq with a view to promoting peace.
It is very sad to see that the PPE-DE Group has changed its mind once more and wants to delete the reference to a concrete sum in the report.
It is very sad to record that in the past seven years, since the adoption of the first resolution in the UN context condemning the deplorable human rights situation in North Korea, very little if any progress towards improvement has been made.
The plight of a mother it is very sad.
We do not know how it will end, and it is very sad.
It is very sad that a day like this should not be in the tradition with the whole quarter celebrating.
Secondly, it is very sad that civil society was not able to have a greater input into the meeting.
Really it is very sad for a society to find we have to pay much greater attention to this area in particular.
The Commission's proposal would have helped people to stop smoking and it is very sad that we did not support this.
It is very sad that the more we open our glass-houses, the less people seem to look into them.
I think it is very sad indeed that we have not seen similar progress in the road sector.
It is very sad about her sister
But it is very sad that Serbia and Russia are treated on better terms than Belarus's citizens.
Of course, it is very sad that only 9.6% of our adult citizens participate in lifelong learning.
It is very sad that for years now, the European Parliament has been unable to resolve a tragic contradiction.
It was with great sadness that I learnt of the deaths in Greece; it is very sad.
It is very sad that he did not have time to draw up and implement a European energy policy.
It is very sad that, so far, this House has been unable to ensure that all parliamentary assistants are properly paid and have adequate social security cover.

It is very sad to heard this news.

This phrase is incorrect. The verb "heard" is in the past tense, which is not suitable in this context.

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Yes, I've heard the sad news.
It is very sad to love and lose somebody.
And I was almost sad when I heard the news.
It is very sad to realise that, today in Western Europe, we are trying to create laws that would punish those who are hiding Anne Frank's unborn grandchildren.
Against this background, it is very sad to listen to attempts by the Liberals to malign and cast suspicion on the 30 or so Members of the European Parliament who have decided to travel to Iraq with a view to promoting peace.
It is very sad to see that the PPE-DE Group has changed its mind once more and wants to delete the reference to a concrete sum in the report.
It is very sad to record that in the past seven years, since the adoption of the first resolution in the UN context condemning the deplorable human rights situation in North Korea, very little if any progress towards improvement has been made.
The plight of a mother it is very sad.
We do not know how it will end, and it is very sad.
It is very sad that a day like this should not be in the tradition with the whole quarter celebrating.
Secondly, it is very sad that civil society was not able to have a greater input into the meeting.
Really it is very sad for a society to find we have to pay much greater attention to this area in particular.
The Commission's proposal would have helped people to stop smoking and it is very sad that we did not support this.
It is very sad that the more we open our glass-houses, the less people seem to look into them.
I think it is very sad indeed that we have not seen similar progress in the road sector.
It is very sad about her sister
But it is very sad that Serbia and Russia are treated on better terms than Belarus's citizens.
Of course, it is very sad that only 9.6% of our adult citizens participate in lifelong learning.
It is very sad that for years now, the European Parliament has been unable to resolve a tragic contradiction.
It was with great sadness that I learnt of the deaths in Greece; it is very sad.

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