escuchar preterite conjugation
Escuchar (to listen (to)) in the preterite: escuché, escuchaste, escuchó, escuchamos, escuchasteis, escucharon.
Pretérito indefinido Preterite
| yo | |
|---|---|
| tú | |
| él/ella/usted | |
| nosotros | |
| vosotros | |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes |
ending regular · irr breaks the pattern · tap a form to hear it
When to use the preterite
The preterite (pretérito indefinido) is the past tense for completed actions with a clear start or end: “Ayer hice la cena.” For background, habits and ongoing states in the past, Spanish uses the imperfect instead.
How it is formed
Regular endings: -ar → é, aste, ó, amos, asteis, aron; -er/-ir → í, iste, ió, imos, isteis, ieron. Many common verbs use an irregular stem (hic-, tuv-, estuv-, pud-, quis-, dij-) with unstressed endings -e, -iste, -o, -imos, -isteis, -ieron.
Escuchar is regular here, so it is a good model for other verbs of the same class.
Read more: Preterite vs imperfect: when to use each
Escuchar in a sentence
- Escucho música mientras estudio.I listen to music while I study.
- Escuchamos las noticias anoche.We listened to the news last night.
No preposition needed before the object, unlike English 'listen to'.
FAQ
What is the preterite of escuchar?
Escuchar in the Spanish preterite: yo escuché, tú escuchaste, él/ella/usted escuchó, nosotros escuchamos, vosotros escuchasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes escucharon.
Is escuchar irregular in the preterite?
No. In the preterite escuchar takes the regular endings for its verb class, so escuché follows the same pattern as any regular verb.
When do you use the Spanish preterite?
The preterite (pretérito indefinido) is the past tense for completed actions with a clear start or end: “Ayer hice la cena.” For background, habits and ongoing states in the past, Spanish uses the imperfect instead.
How is the preterite formed?
Regular endings: -ar → é, aste, ó, amos, asteis, aron; -er/-ir → í, iste, ió, imos, isteis, ieron. Many common verbs use an irregular stem (hic-, tuv-, estuv-, pud-, quis-, dij-) with unstressed endings -e, -iste, -o, -imos, -isteis, -ieron.
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