What does escuchar mean in English?

Escuchar means "to listen" in English.

How do you conjugate escuchar in Spanish?

Escuchar is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

How do you use escuchar in a sentence?

Example: "Escuché música toda la tarde." which means "I listened to music all afternoon." in English.

What are synonyms for escuchar?

Spanish synonyms for escuchar include: oír. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Escuchar

to listen

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

escuchar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

escuchando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

escuchado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	escucho I listen	I listen
tú	escuchas you listen	you listen
él/ella/usted	escucha he/she/you listens	he/she/you listens
nosotros	escuchamos we listen	we listen
vosotros	escucháis you all listen	you all listen
ellos/ustedes	escuchan they/you all listen	they/you all listen

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	escuchaba I used to listen	I used to listen
tú	escuchabas you used to listen	you used to listen
él/ella/usted	escuchaba he/she/you used to listen	he/she/you used to listen
nosotros	escuchábamos we used to listen	we used to listen
vosotros	escuchabais you all used to listen	you all used to listen
ellos/ustedes	escuchaban they/you all used to listen	they/you all used to listen

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	escuché I listened	I listened
tú	escuchaste you listened	you listened
él/ella/usted	escuchó he/she/you listened	he/she/you listened
nosotros	escuchamos we listened	we listened
vosotros	escuchasteis you all listened	you all listened
ellos/ustedes	escucharon they/you all listened	they/you all listened

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	escucharé I will listen	I will listen
tú	escucharás you will listen	you will listen
él/ella/usted	escuchará he/she/you will listen	he/she/you will listen
nosotros	escucharemos we will listen	we will listen
vosotros	escucharéis you all will listen	you all will listen
ellos/ustedes	escucharán they/you all will listen	they/you all will listen

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	escucharía I would listen	I would listen
tú	escucharías you would listen	you would listen
él/ella/usted	escucharía he/she/you would listen	he/she/you would listen
nosotros	escucharíamos we would listen	we would listen
vosotros	escucharíais you all would listen	you all would listen
ellos/ustedes	escucharían they/you all would listen	they/you all would listen

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	escuche that I listen	that I listen
tú	escuches that you listen	that you listen
él/ella/usted	escuche that he/she/you listen	that he/she/you listen
nosotros	escuchemos that we listen	that we listen
vosotros	escuchéis that you all listen	that you all listen
ellos/ustedes	escuchen that they/you all listen	that they/you all listen

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	escuchara or escuchase that I listened	that I listened
tú	escucharas or escuchases that you listened	that you listened
él/ella/usted	escuchara or escuchase that he/she/you listened	that he/she/you listened
nosotros	escucháramos or escuchásemos that we listened	that we listened
vosotros	escucharais or escuchaseis that you all listened	that you all listened
ellos/ustedes	escucharan or escuchasen that they/you all listened	that they/you all listened

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he escuchado I have listened	I have listened
tú	has escuchado you have listened	you have listened
él/ella/usted	ha escuchado he/she/you have listened	he/she/you have listened
nosotros	hemos escuchado we have listened	we have listened
vosotros	habéis escuchado you all have listened	you all have listened
ellos/ustedes	han escuchado they/you all have listened	they/you all have listened

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había escuchado I had listened	I had listened
tú	habías escuchado you had listened	you had listened
él/ella/usted	había escuchado he/she/you had listened	he/she/you had listened
nosotros	habíamos escuchado we had listened	we had listened
vosotros	habíais escuchado you all had listened	you all had listened
ellos/ustedes	habían escuchado they/you all had listened	they/you all had listened

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube escuchado I had listened	I had listened
tú	hubiste escuchado you had listened	you had listened
él/ella/usted	hubo escuchado he/she/you had listened	he/she/you had listened
nosotros	hubimos escuchado we had listened	we had listened
vosotros	hubisteis escuchado you all had listened	you all had listened
ellos/ustedes	hubieron escuchado they/you all had listened	they/you all had listened

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré escuchado I will have listened	I will have listened
tú	habrás escuchado you will have listened	you will have listened
él/ella/usted	habrá escuchado he/she/you will have listened	he/she/you will have listened
nosotros	habremos escuchado we will have listened	we will have listened
vosotros	habréis escuchado you all will have listened	you all will have listened
ellos/ustedes	habrán escuchado they/you all will have listened	they/you all will have listened

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría escuchado I would have listened	I would have listened
tú	habrías escuchado you would have listened	you would have listened
él/ella/usted	habría escuchado he/she/you would have listened	he/she/you would have listened
nosotros	habríamos escuchado we would have listened	we would have listened
vosotros	habríais escuchado you all would have listened	you all would have listened
ellos/ustedes	habrían escuchado they/you all would have listened	they/you all would have listened

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya escuchado that I have listened	that I have listened
tú	hayas escuchado that you have listened	that you have listened
él/ella/usted	haya escuchado that he/she/you have listened	that he/she/you have listened
nosotros	hayamos escuchado that we have listened	that we have listened
vosotros	hayáis escuchado that you all have listened	that you all have listened
ellos/ustedes	hayan escuchado that they/you all have listened	that they/you all have listened

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera escuchado that I had listened	that I had listened
tú	hubieras escuchado that you had listened	that you had listened
él/ella/usted	hubiera escuchado that he/she/you had listened	that he/she/you had listened
nosotros	hubiéramos escuchado that we had listened	that we had listened
vosotros	hubierais escuchado that you all had listened	that you all had listened
ellos/ustedes	hubieran escuchado that they/you all had listened	that they/you all had listened

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	escucha	listen! (you)
usted	escuche	listen! (you formal)
nosotros	escuchemos	let's listen!
vosotros	escuchad	listen! (you all)
ustedes	escuchen	listen! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no escuches	don't listen! (you)
usted	no escuche	don't listen! (you formal)
nosotros	no escuchemos	let's not listen!
vosotros	no escuchéis	don't listen! (you all)
ustedes	no escuchen	don't listen! (you all)

More About "escuchar"

Examples in Context

Escuché música toda la tarde.

I listened to music all afternoon.

Preterite

Escucho la radio mientras trabajo.

I listen to the radio while I work.

Present

He escuchado esa canción antes.

I have heard that song before.

Present Perfect

Escucharé tu consejo.

I will listen to your advice.

Future

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

oír(to hear)

Oír is passive hearing, escuchar is active listening

Usage Notes

•Escuchar is a regular -ar verb
•Main meaning: to listen (actively)
•Distinguished from "oír" (to hear passively)
•Often used with music, advice, or people

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