escuchar

to listen topor tiempo-ar regular

participio escuchadogerundio escuchandohe + participio he escuchadoestoy + gerundio estoy escuchando

Presentewhat is going on now

Presente

Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually

yo	escuchoI listen to	nosotros	escuchamoswe listen to
tú	escuchasyou listen to	vosotros	escucháisyou all listen to
él/ella/Ud.	escuchahe/she listens to	ellos/Uds.	escuchanthey listen to

Pretérito perfecto

Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead

yo	he escuchadoI have listened to	nosotros	hemos escuchadowe have listened to
tú	has escuchadoyou have listened to	vosotros	habéis escuchadoyou all have listened to
él/ella/Ud.	ha escuchadohe/she has listened to	ellos/Uds.	han escuchadothey have listened to

Presente de subjuntivo

Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá

yo	escuche(that) I listen to	nosotros	escuchemos(that) we listen to
tú	escuches(that) you listen to	vosotros	escuchéis(that) you all listen to
él/ella/Ud.	escuche(that) he/she listens to	ellos/Uds.	escuchen(that) they listen to

Perfecto de subjuntivo

Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido

yo	haya escuchado(that) I have listened to	nosotros	hayamos escuchado(that) we have listened to
tú	hayas escuchado(that) you have listened to	vosotros	hayáis escuchado(that) you all have listened to
él/ella/Ud.	haya escuchado(that) he/she has listened to	ellos/Uds.	hayan escuchado(that) they have listened to

Pasadowhat went on

Pretérito indefinido

Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended

yo	escuchéI listened to	nosotros	escuchamoswe listened to
tú	escuchasteyou listened to	vosotros	escuchasteisyou all listened to
él/ella/Ud.	escuchóhe/she listened to	ellos/Uds.	escucharonthey listened to

Pretérito imperfecto

Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions

yo	escuchabaI used to listen to	nosotros	escuchábamoswe used to listen to
tú	escuchabasyou used to listen to	vosotros	escuchabaisyou all used to listen to
él/ella/Ud.	escuchabahe/she used to listen to	ellos/Uds.	escuchabanthey used to listen to

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto

Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event

yo	había escuchadoI had listened to	nosotros	habíamos escuchadowe had listened to
tú	habías escuchadoyou had listened to	vosotros	habíais escuchadoyou all had listened to
él/ella/Ud.	había escuchadohe/she had listened to	ellos/Uds.	habían escuchadothey had listened to

Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)

Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera

yo	escuchara(that) I listened to	nosotros	escucháramos(that) we listened to
tú	escucharas(that) you listened to	vosotros	escucharais(that) you all listened to
él/ella/Ud.	escuchara(that) he/she listened to	ellos/Uds.	escucharan(that) they listened to

Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)

Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing

yo	escuchase(that) I listened to	nosotros	escuchásemos(that) we listened to
tú	escuchases(that) you listened to	vosotros	escuchaseis(that) you all listened to
él/ella/Ud.	escuchase(that) he/she listened to	ellos/Uds.	escuchasen(that) they listened to

Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo

Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido

yo	hubiera escuchado(that) I had listened to	nosotros	hubiéramos escuchado(that) we had listened to
tú	hubieras escuchado(that) you had listened to	vosotros	hubierais escuchado(that) you all had listened to
él/ella/Ud.	hubiera escuchado(that) he/she had listened to	ellos/Uds.	hubieran escuchado(that) they had listened to

Pretérito anterior

Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct

yo	hube escuchadoI had listened to	nosotros	hubimos escuchadowe had listened to
tú	hubiste escuchadoyou had listened to	vosotros	hubisteis escuchadoyou all had listened to
él/ella/Ud.	hubo escuchadohe/she had listened to	ellos/Uds.	hubieron escuchadothey had listened to

Futurowhat will or would go on

Futuro simple

Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)

yo	escucharéI will listen to	nosotros	escucharemoswe will listen to
tú	escucharásyou will listen to	vosotros	escucharéisyou all will listen to
él/ella/Ud.	escucharáhe/she will listen to	ellos/Uds.	escucharánthey will listen to

Condicional simple

Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness

yo	escucharíaI would listen to	nosotros	escucharíamoswe would listen to
tú	escucharíasyou would listen to	vosotros	escucharíaisyou all would listen to
él/ella/Ud.	escucharíahe/she would listen to	ellos/Uds.	escucharíanthey would listen to

Futuro perfecto

Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point

yo	habré escuchadoI will have listened to	nosotros	habremos escuchadowe will have listened to
tú	habrás escuchadoyou will have listened to	vosotros	habréis escuchadoyou all will have listened to
él/ella/Ud.	habrá escuchadohe/she will have listened to	ellos/Uds.	habrán escuchadothey will have listened to

Condicional perfecto

Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken

yo	habría escuchadoI would have listened to	nosotros	habríamos escuchadowe would have listened to
tú	habrías escuchadoyou would have listened to	vosotros	habríais escuchadoyou all would have listened to
él/ella/Ud.	habría escuchadohe/she would have listened to	ellos/Uds.	habrían escuchadothey would have listened to

Futuro de subjuntivo

Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres

yo	escuchare(should) I listen to	nosotros	escucháremos(should) we listen to
tú	escuchares(should) you listen to	vosotros	escuchareis(should) you all listen to
él/ella/Ud.	escuchare(should) he/she listen to	ellos/Uds.	escucharen(should) they listen to

Imperativotelling someone to

Imperativo afirmativo

Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form

yo	—	nosotros	escuchemoslet's listen to
tú	escuchalisten to!	vosotros	escuchadlisten to!
él/ella/Ud.	escuchelisten to!	ellos/Uds.	escuchenlisten to!

Imperativo negativo

Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front

yo	—	nosotros	no escuchemoslet's not listen to
tú	no escuchesdon't listen to	vosotros	no escuchéisdon't listen to
él/ella/Ud.	no escuchedon't listen to	ellos/Uds.	no escuchendon't listen to

Imagen. Mujer escuchando — traducido de Woman Listening (Burst · stocksnap · CC0)

escuchar

to listen topor persona-ar regular

participio escuchadogerundio escuchandohe + participio he escuchadoestoy + gerundio estoy escuchando

yo

I — the speaker

Presente	escuchoI listen to
Perfecto	he escuchadoI have listened to
Subj. presente	escuche(that) I listen to
Subj. perfecto	haya escuchado(that) I have listened to
Futuro	escucharéI will listen to
Condicional	escucharíaI would listen to
Fut. perfecto	habré escuchadoI will have listened to
Cond. perfecto	habría escuchadoI would have listened to
Subj. futuro	escuchare(should) I listen to

Indefinido	escuchéI listened to
Imperfecto	escuchabaI used to listen to
Pluscuamp.	había escuchadoI had listened to
Subj. imperf.	escuchara(that) I listened to
Subj. -se	escuchase(that) I listened to
Subj. pluscuamp.	hubiera escuchado(that) I had listened to
Pret. anterior	hube escuchadoI had listened to
Imperativo	—
Imper. negativo	—

nosotros / nosotras

we — the speaker plus others

Presente	escuchamoswe listen to
Perfecto	hemos escuchadowe have listened to
Subj. presente	escuchemos(that) we listen to
Subj. perfecto	hayamos escuchado(that) we have listened to
Futuro	escucharemoswe will listen to
Condicional	escucharíamoswe would listen to
Fut. perfecto	habremos escuchadowe will have listened to
Cond. perfecto	habríamos escuchadowe would have listened to
Subj. futuro	escucháremos(should) we listen to

Indefinido	escuchamoswe listened to
Imperfecto	escuchábamoswe used to listen to
Pluscuamp.	habíamos escuchadowe had listened to
Subj. imperf.	escucháramos(that) we listened to
Subj. -se	escuchásemos(that) we listened to
Subj. pluscuamp.	hubiéramos escuchado(that) we had listened to
Pret. anterior	hubimos escuchadowe had listened to
Imperativo	escuchemoslet's listen to
Imper. negativo	no escuchemoslet's not listen to

tú

you (informal) — one person you are familiar with

Presente	escuchasyou listen to
Perfecto	has escuchadoyou have listened to
Subj. presente	escuches(that) you listen to
Subj. perfecto	hayas escuchado(that) you have listened to
Futuro	escucharásyou will listen to
Condicional	escucharíasyou would listen to
Fut. perfecto	habrás escuchadoyou will have listened to
Cond. perfecto	habrías escuchadoyou would have listened to
Subj. futuro	escuchares(should) you listen to

Indefinido	escuchasteyou listened to
Imperfecto	escuchabasyou used to listen to
Pluscuamp.	habías escuchadoyou had listened to
Subj. imperf.	escucharas(that) you listened to
Subj. -se	escuchases(that) you listened to
Subj. pluscuamp.	hubieras escuchado(that) you had listened to
Pret. anterior	hubiste escuchadoyou had listened to
Imperativo	escuchalisten to!
Imper. negativo	no escuchesdon't listen to

vosotros / vosotras

you all — informal plural, Spain only

Presente	escucháisyou all listen to
Perfecto	habéis escuchadoyou all have listened to
Subj. presente	escuchéis(that) you all listen to
Subj. perfecto	hayáis escuchado(that) you all have listened to
Futuro	escucharéisyou all will listen to
Condicional	escucharíaisyou all would listen to
Fut. perfecto	habréis escuchadoyou all will have listened to
Cond. perfecto	habríais escuchadoyou all would have listened to
Subj. futuro	escuchareis(should) you all listen to

Indefinido	escuchasteisyou all listened to
Imperfecto	escuchabaisyou all used to listen to
Pluscuamp.	habíais escuchadoyou all had listened to
Subj. imperf.	escucharais(that) you all listened to
Subj. -se	escuchaseis(that) you all listened to
Subj. pluscuamp.	hubierais escuchado(that) you all had listened to
Pret. anterior	hubisteis escuchadoyou all had listened to
Imperativo	escuchadlisten to!
Imper. negativo	no escuchéisdon't listen to

él / ella / usted

he, she, you (formal) — one other person — formal you shares it

Presente	escuchahe/she listens to
Perfecto	ha escuchadohe/she has listened to
Subj. presente	escuche(that) he/she listens to
Subj. perfecto	haya escuchado(that) he/she has listened to
Futuro	escucharáhe/she will listen to
Condicional	escucharíahe/she would listen to
Fut. perfecto	habrá escuchadohe/she will have listened to
Cond. perfecto	habría escuchadohe/she would have listened to
Subj. futuro	escuchare(should) he/she listen to

Indefinido	escuchóhe/she listened to
Imperfecto	escuchabahe/she used to listen to
Pluscuamp.	había escuchadohe/she had listened to
Subj. imperf.	escuchara(that) he/she listened to
Subj. -se	escuchase(that) he/she listened to
Subj. pluscuamp.	hubiera escuchado(that) he/she had listened to
Pret. anterior	hubo escuchadohe/she had listened to
Imperativo	escuchelisten to!
Imper. negativo	no escuchedon't listen to

ellos / ellas / ustedes

they, you all — several others — plural you shares it

Presente	escuchanthey listen to
Perfecto	han escuchadothey have listened to
Subj. presente	escuchen(that) they listen to
Subj. perfecto	hayan escuchado(that) they have listened to
Futuro	escucharánthey will listen to
Condicional	escucharíanthey would listen to
Fut. perfecto	habrán escuchadothey will have listened to
Cond. perfecto	habrían escuchadothey would have listened to
Subj. futuro	escucharen(should) they listen to

Indefinido	escucharonthey listened to
Imperfecto	escuchabanthey used to listen to
Pluscuamp.	habían escuchadothey had listened to
Subj. imperf.	escucharan(that) they listened to
Subj. -se	escuchasen(that) they listened to
Subj. pluscuamp.	hubieran escuchado(that) they had listened to
Pret. anterior	hubieron escuchadothey had listened to
Imperativo	escuchenlisten to!
Imper. negativo	no escuchendon't listen to

Imagen. Mujer escuchando — traducido de Woman Listening (Burst · stocksnap · CC0)