écouter

/ekute/

#352 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

to listen, to listen to

Grammar

Verb type-er regular (1st group)

Conjugation

Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.

Indicative

Person PresentImperfectPast historicFutureConditional
jeécouteécoutaisécoutaiécouteraiécouterais
tuécoutesécoutaisécoutasécouterasécouterais
il/elleécouteécoutaitécoutaécouteraécouterait
nousécoutonsécoutionsécoutâmesécouteronsécouterions
vousécoutezécoutiezécoutâtesécouterezécouteriez
ils/ellesécoutentécoutaientécoutèrentécouterontécouteraient

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect
jeécouteécoutasse
tuécoutesécoutasses
il/elleécouteécoutât
nousécoutionsécoutassions
vousécoutiezécoutassiez
ils/ellesécoutentécoutassent

Imperative

Person Affirmative
tuécoute
nousécoutons
vousécoutez

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
écoutant
Past participle
écouté · écoutée · écoutés · écoutées

Examples

J' tous .

I listen to the radio every morning while having my coffee.

, ' .

Listen carefully, I am only going to say it once.

' .

She never listens to what I tell her.

.

I prefer listening to the radio while working.

.

You should listen to your mother's advice.

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