Escuchar conjugation chart
Escuchar present tense
presente · I speak
| yo | I listen to | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you listen to | |
| vos | you listen to | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she listens to | |
| nosotros | we listen to | |
| vosotros | you all listen to | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they listen to |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Escuchar preterite
pretérito · I spoke
| yo | I listened to | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you listened to | |
| vos | you listened to | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she listened to | |
| nosotros | we listened to | |
| vosotros | you all listened to | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they listened to |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Escuchar imperfect
pretérito imperfecto · I used to speak
| yo | I used to listen to | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you used to listen to | |
| vos | you used to listen to | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she used to listen to | |
| nosotros | we used to listen to | |
| vosotros | you all used to listen to | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they used to listen to |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Escuchar future
futuro · I will speak
| yo | I will listen to | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you will listen to | |
| vos | you will listen to | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she will listen to | |
| nosotros | we will listen to | |
| vosotros | you all will listen to | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they will listen to |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Escuchar conditional
condicional · I would speak
| yo | I would listen to | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you would listen to | |
| vos | you would listen to | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she would listen to | |
| nosotros | we would listen to | |
| vosotros | you all would listen to | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they would listen to |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Escuchar present subjunctive
presente de subjuntivo · that I speak
| yo | that I listen to | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | that you listen to | |
| vos | that you listen to | |
| él, ella, usted | that he/she listen to | |
| nosotros | that we listen to | |
| vosotros | that you all listen to | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | that they listen to |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Escuchar imperfect subjunctive
imperfecto de subjuntivo · if I spoke
| yo | if I listened to | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | if you listened to | |
| vos | if you listened to | |
| él, ella, usted | if he/she listened to | |
| nosotros | if we listened to | |
| vosotros | if you all listened to | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | if they listened to |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
In the subjunctive, vos takes the same form as tú in careful speech. The imperfect subjunctive also has an -se form (escuchase), more common in writing.
Escuchar affirmative commands
imperativo · speak!
| tú | listen to! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | listen to! | |
| usted | listen to! | |
| nosotros | let's listen to! | |
| vosotros | listen to! | |
| ustedes | listen to! |
The tú form is the él form of the present: escucha. Usted, nosotros and ustedes come from the present subjunctive (escuche, escuchemos, escuchen).
Escuchar negative commands
imperativo negativo · don't speak!
| tú | don't listen to! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | don't listen to! | |
| usted | don't listen to! | |
| nosotros | let's not listen to! | |
| vosotros | don't listen to! | |
| ustedes | don't listen to! |
Built from the present subjunctive: no + escuches, escuche…
Always the verb haber + the past participle escuchado, which never changes.
Escuchar present perfect
pretérito perfecto · I have spoken
| yo | he escuchado |
|---|---|
| tú | has escuchado |
| vos | has escuchado |
| él, ella, usted | ha escuchado |
| nosotros | hemos escuchado |
| vosotros | habéis escuchado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | han escuchado |
Escuchar pluperfect
pluscuamperfecto · I had spoken
| yo | había escuchado |
|---|---|
| tú | habías escuchado |
| vos | habías escuchado |
| él, ella, usted | había escuchado |
| nosotros | habíamos escuchado |
| vosotros | habíais escuchado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habían escuchado |
Escuchar future perfect
futuro perfecto · I will have spoken
| yo | habré escuchado |
|---|---|
| tú | habrás escuchado |
| vos | habrás escuchado |
| él, ella, usted | habrá escuchado |
| nosotros | habremos escuchado |
| vosotros | habréis escuchado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrán escuchado |
Escuchar conditional perfect
condicional perfecto · I would have spoken
| yo | habría escuchado |
|---|---|
| tú | habrías escuchado |
| vos | habrías escuchado |
| él, ella, usted | habría escuchado |
| nosotros | habríamos escuchado |
| vosotros | habríais escuchado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrían escuchado |
Escuchar present perfect subjunctive
pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · that I have spoken
| yo | haya escuchado |
|---|---|
| tú | hayas escuchado |
| vos | hayas escuchado |
| él, ella, usted | haya escuchado |
| nosotros | hayamos escuchado |
| vosotros | hayáis escuchado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | hayan escuchado |
In Latin America, ustedes is the only “you all”; vosotros is used only in Spain. Vos is used in Argentina, Uruguay and much of Central America. Uncheck the boxes above to hide what you don’t need.
Watch out
Escuchar already includes the “to”: escucho música, not “escucho a música.” Listening on purpose is escuchar; just hearing a sound is oír.
Examples with escuchar
Escucho música cuando trabajo.
I listen to music when I work.
¿Me escuchas?
Can you hear me?
Escuché un podcast muy bueno.
I listened to a really good podcast.
Practice escuchar
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