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How to conjugate Escuchar in Spanish

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At a glance: Escuchar (to listen to) is one of the most common regular -AR verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: escucho, escuchas, escucha, escuchamos, escucháis, escuchan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.

Past participle: escuchado listened to
Gerund: escuchando listening to
Similar: oír

Indicative tenses of Escuchar
Subjunctive tenses of Escuchar
Imperative tenses of Escuchar
- Escuchar in the Imperative Affirmative
- Escuchar in the Imperative Negative
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Indicative tenses of Escuchar

Escuchar in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of escuchar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “escucho”, meaning “I listen to”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	escucho	I listen to
Tú	escuchas	you listen to
Ella / Él / Usted	escucha	s/he listens to
Nosotras / Nosotros	escuchamos	we listen to
Vosotras / Vosotros	escucháis	you (plural) listen to
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	escuchan	they listen to

How it’s built: Regular: stem escuch- plus the -ar endings.

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Escuchar in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of escuchar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “escuché”, meaning “I listened to”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	escuché	I listened to
Tú	escuchaste	you listened to
Ella / Él / Usted	escuchó	s/he listened to
Nosotras / Nosotros	escuchamos	we listened to
Vosotras / Vosotros	escuchasteis	you (plural) listened to
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	escucharon	they listened to

How it’s built: Regular: stem escuch- plus the -ar endings.

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Escuchar in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of escuchar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “escuchaba”, meaning “I used to listen to”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	escuchaba	I used to listen to
Tú	escuchabas	you used to listen to
Ella / Él / Usted	escuchaba	s/he used to listen to
Nosotras / Nosotros	escuchábamos	we used to listen to
Vosotras / Vosotros	escuchabais	you (plural) used to listen to
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	escuchaban	they used to listen to

How it’s built: Regular: stem escuch- plus the -ar endings.

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Escuchar in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of escuchar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy escuchando”, meaning “I am listening to”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	estoy escuchando	I am listening to
Tú	estás escuchando	you are listening to
Ella / Él / Usted	está escuchando	s/he is listening to
Nosotras / Nosotros	estamos escuchando	we are listening to
Vosotras / Vosotros	estáis escuchando	you (plural) are listening to
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	están escuchando	they are listening to

How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund escuchando.

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Escuchar in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of escuchar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a escuchar”, meaning “I am going to listen to”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	voy a escuchar	I am going to listen to
Tú	vas a escuchar	you are going to listen to
Ella / Él / Usted	va a escuchar	s/he is going to listen to
Nosotras / Nosotros	vamos a escuchar	we are going to listen to
Vosotras / Vosotros	vais a escuchar	you (plural) are going to listen to
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	van a escuchar	they are going to listen to

How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive escuchar.

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Escuchar in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of escuchar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “escucharé”, meaning “I will listen to”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	escucharé	I will listen to
Tú	escucharás	you will listen to
Ella / Él / Usted	escuchará	s/he will listen to
Nosotras / Nosotros	escucharemos	we will listen to
Vosotras / Vosotros	escucharéis	you (plural) will listen to
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	escucharán	they will listen to

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive escuchar plus the future endings.

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Escuchar in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of escuchar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “escucharía”, meaning “I would listen to”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	escucharía	I would listen to
Tú	escucharías	you would listen to
Ella / Él / Usted	escucharía	s/he would listen to
Nosotras / Nosotros	escucharíamos	we would listen to
Vosotras / Vosotros	escucharíais	you (plural) would listen to
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	escucharían	they would listen to

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive escuchar plus the conditional endings.

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Escuchar in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of escuchar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “he escuchado”, meaning “I have listened to”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	he escuchado	I have listened to
Tú	has escuchado	you have listened to
Ella / Él / Usted	ha escuchado	s/he has listened to
Nosotras / Nosotros	hemos escuchado	we have listened to
Vosotras / Vosotros	habéis escuchado	you (plural) have listened to
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	han escuchado	they have listened to

How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle escuchado.

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Escuchar in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of escuchar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había escuchado”, meaning “I had listened to”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	había escuchado	I had listened to
Tú	habías escuchado	you had listened to
Ella / Él / Usted	había escuchado	s/he had listened to
Nosotras / Nosotros	habíamos escuchado	we had listened to
Vosotras / Vosotros	habíais escuchado	you (plural) had listened to
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habían escuchado	they had listened to

How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle escuchado.

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Escuchar in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of escuchar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré escuchado”, meaning “I will have listened to”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habré escuchado	I will have listened to
Tú	habrás escuchado	you will have listened to
Ella / Él / Usted	habrá escuchado	s/he will have listened to
Nosotras / Nosotros	habremos escuchado	we will have listened to
Vosotras / Vosotros	habréis escuchado	you (plural) will have listened to
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habrán escuchado	they will have listened to

How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle escuchado.

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Escuchar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of escuchar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría escuchado”, meaning “I would have listened to”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habría escuchado	I would have listened to
Tú	habrías escuchado	you would have listened to
Ella / Él / Usted	habría escuchado	s/he would have listened to
Nosotras / Nosotros	habríamos escuchado	we would have listened to
Vosotras / Vosotros	habríais escuchado	you (plural) would have listened to
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habrían escuchado	they would have listened to

How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle escuchado.

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Subjunctive tenses of Escuchar

Escuchar in the Subjunctive Present

The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “escuche”, meaning “I listen to”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	escuche	I listen to
Tú	escuches	you listen to
Ella / Él / Usted	escuche	s/he listens to
Nosotras / Nosotros	escuchemos	we listen to
Vosotras / Vosotros	escuchéis	you (plural) listen to
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	escuchen	they listen to

How it’s built: Regular: stem escuch- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.

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Escuchar in the Subjunctive Imperfect

The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “escuchara”, meaning “I listened to”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	escuchara	I listened to
Tú	escucharas	you listened to
Ella / Él / Usted	escuchara	s/he listened to
Nosotras / Nosotros	escucháramos	we listened to
Vosotras / Vosotros	escucharais	you (plural) listened to
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	escucharan	they listened to

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, escucharon, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (escucháramos).

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Escuchar in the Subjunctive Future

The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “escuchare”, meaning “I will listen to”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	escuchare	I will listen to
Tú	escuchares	you will listen to
Ella / Él / Usted	escuchare	s/he will listen to
Nosotras / Nosotros	escucháremos	we will listen to
Vosotras / Vosotros	escuchareis	you (plural) will listen to
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	escucharen	they will listen to

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, escucharon, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (escucháremos).

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Escuchar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect

The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “haya escuchado”, meaning “I have listened to”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	haya escuchado	I have listened to
Tú	hayas escuchado	you have listened to
Ella / Él / Usted	haya escuchado	s/he has listened to
Nosotras / Nosotros	hayamos escuchado	we have listened to
Vosotras / Vosotros	hayáis escuchado	you (plural) have listened to
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hayan escuchado	they have listened to

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle escuchado.

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Escuchar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect

The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “hubiera escuchado”, meaning “I had listened to”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiera escuchado	I had listened to
Tú	hubieras escuchado	you had listened to
Ella / Él / Usted	hubiera escuchado	s/he had listened to
Nosotras / Nosotros	hubiéramos escuchado	we had listened to
Vosotras / Vosotros	hubierais escuchado	you (plural) had listened to
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hubieran escuchado	they had listened to

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle escuchado.

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Escuchar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect

The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “hubiere escuchado”, meaning “I will have listened to”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiere escuchado	I will have listened to
Tú	hubieres escuchado	you will have listened to
Ella / Él / Usted	hubiere escuchado	s/he will have listened to
Nosotras / Nosotros	hubiéremos escuchado	we will have listened to
Vosotras / Vosotros	hubiereis escuchado	you (plural) will have listened to
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hubieren escuchado	they will have listened to

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle escuchado.

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Imperative tenses of Escuchar

Escuchar in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “escuche”, meaning “(to you formal) listen to!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	-
Tú	escucha	(to you) listen to!
Ella / Él / Usted	escuche	(to you formal) listen to!
Nosotras / Nosotros	escuchemos	let's listen to!
Vosotras / Vosotros	escuchad	(to you plural) listen to!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	escuchen	(to you plural formal) listen to!

How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (escucha); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (escuche, escuchemos, escuchen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (escuchad).

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Escuchar in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no escuche”, meaning “(to you formal) don't listen to!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	-
Tú	no escuches	(to you) don't listen to!
Ella / Él / Usted	no escuche	(to you formal) don't listen to!
Nosotras / Nosotros	no escuchemos	let's not listen to!
Vosotras / Vosotros	no escuchéis	(to you plural) don't listen to!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	no escuchen	(to you plural formal) don't listen to!

How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no escuches, no escuche, no escuchemos, no escuchéis, no escuchen.

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Example sentences and usage

No le escuches, está diciendo insensateces. Don't listen to him, he's talking nonsense.
Tú siempre oyes pero no escuchas. You are always hearing but not listening.
¿No la escuchaste hablando francés? Didn't you hear her speaking French?

Frequently asked questions about Escuchar

Is escuchar a regular or irregular verb?

Escuchar is a fully regular -AR verb. It follows the standard -AR conjugation pattern in every tense and mood without any stem changes, spelling changes, or irregular forms. This makes it a model verb for learning the -AR conjugation system.

How do you conjugate escuchar in the present tense (presente)?

In the present tense (presente), escuchar is conjugated as: yo escucho, tú escuchas, él/ella/usted escucha, nosotros escuchamos, vosotros escucháis, ellos/ellas/ustedes escuchan. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.

How do you conjugate escuchar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), escuchar is conjugated as: yo escuché, tú escuchaste, él/ella/usted escuchó, nosotros escuchamos, vosotros escuchasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes escucharon. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.

How do you conjugate escuchar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?

In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), escuchar is conjugated as: yo escuchaba, tú escuchabas, él/ella/usted escuchaba, nosotros escuchábamos, vosotros escuchabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes escuchaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.

How do you conjugate escuchar in the future tense (futuro simple)?

In the future tense (futuro simple), escuchar is conjugated as: yo escucharé, tú escucharás, él/ella/usted escuchará, nosotros escucharemos, vosotros escucharéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes escucharán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.

How do you conjugate escuchar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?

In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), escuchar is conjugated as: yo escuche, tú escuches, él/ella/usted escuche, nosotros escuchemos, vosotros escuchéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes escuchen. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.

What are some common example sentences using escuchar?

Here are everyday sentences using escuchar: No le escuches, está diciendo insensateces. (Don't listen to him, he's talking nonsense.) Tú siempre oyes pero no escuchas. (You are always hearing but not listening.) ¿No la escuchaste hablando francés? (Didn't you hear her speaking French?)

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