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escuchar

to listen

verb Word 223 of the core 1,000 · Stage 2, Everyday

How to conjugate escuchar

The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.

Present

yo escucho I listen / I am listening
tú escuchas you listen / you are listening
él/ella escucha he/she listens / he/she is listening / you listen (formal) / you are listening (formal)
nosotros escuchamos we listen / we are listening
ellos/ellas escuchan they listen / they are listening / you all listen / you all are listening

Preterite

yo escuché I listened
tú escuchaste you listened
él/ella escuchó he/she listened / you listened (formal)
nosotros escuchamos we listened
ellos/ellas escucharon they listened / you all listened

Imperfect

yo escuchaba I was listening / I used to listen
tú escuchabas you were listening / you used to listen
él/ella escuchaba he/she was listening / he/she used to listen / you were listening (formal) / you used to listen (formal)
nosotros escuchábamos we were listening / we used to listen
ellos/ellas escuchaban they were listening / they used to listen / you all were listening / you all used to listen

Future

yo escucharé I will listen
tú escucharás you will listen
él/ella escuchará he/she will listen / you will listen (formal)
nosotros escucharemos we will listen
ellos/ellas escucharán they will listen / you all will listen

In a sentence

Mi hijo nunca me escucha cuando hablo.

My son never listens to me when I talk.

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