The Conditional Mood of Escuchar is used to express what you would do or what would happen under certain conditions or hypothetical situations, for example: Escucharía música clásica si tuviera más tiempo libre. (I would listen to classical music if I had more free time.)

Escuchar is a regular verb in Spanish, which means its conjugations in the Conditional Mood follow the typical pattern for -ar verbs. To form the Conditional, simply take the infinitive and add the corresponding endings.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Barrer (to sweep) in the Conditional Mood tense (Latin American Spanish):

The Conditional (Indicative) of escuchar is used to express what would happen or what someone would do under certain circumstances.

Expressing a hypothetical situation: For example, Yo escucharía música si tuviera tiempo. (I would listen to music if I had time.)

Making a polite request: For example, ¿Escucharías mi opinión por un momento? (Would you listen to my opinion for a moment?)

Expressing uncertainty or doubt: For example, No sé si te escucharía si me lo pidieras. (I don’t know if I would listen to you if you asked me.)

Expressing a wish or desire: For example, Me gustaría que escucharas mis consejos. (I would like you to listen to my advice.)

Slang/Idiomatic usage: For example, ¡Escucháme bien, pendejo! (Listen to me well, you idiot!)

Examples

Examples of Barrer in the Conditional Mood

Si escucharías con más atención, entenderías mejor. (If you would listen more carefully, you would understand better.)

Aunque escucharíamos sus quejas, no podemos hacer nada al respecto. (Even if we would listen to their complaints, we can’t do anything about it.)

Los niños escucharían con más interés si usaras ejemplos de la vida real. (The children would listen more intently if you used examples from real life.)

En la reunión, escucharía atentamente las ideas de todos. (In the meeting, I would listen carefully to everyone’s ideas.)

Si escucharías los consejos de tus padres de vez en cuando, te evitarías muchos problemas. (If you would listen to your parents’ advice once in a while, you would avoid a lot of problems.)

Aunque escucharíamos música a todo volumen, nuestros vecinos nunca se quejaron. (Even though we would listen to music at full blast, our neighbors never complained.)

Los fans escucharían con devoción cada nueva canción de su artista favorito. (The fans would listen devoutly to every new song from their favorite artist.)

En el concierto, escucharíamos emocionados las canciones que tanto nos gustan. (At the concert, we would listen excitedly to the songs we love so much.)

Aunque escucharía con interés sus explicaciones, aún tengo algunas dudas. (Even though I would listen to their explanations with interest, I still have some doubts.)

Si escucharías los rumores de la oficina con más escepticismo, no te meterías en tantos líos. (If you would listen to the office rumors with more skepticism, you wouldn’t get into so much trouble.)

Los expertos escucharían atentos las preocupaciones de la comunidad. (The experts would listen attentively to the community’s concerns.)

En la terapia, escucharía con empatía las experiencias difíciles de los pacientes. (In therapy, I would listen empathetically to the patients’ difficult experiences.)

Aunque escucharíamos con respeto las tradiciones antiguas, algunas ya no son relevantes hoy en día. (Even though we would listen respectfully to ancient traditions, some are no longer relevant today.)

Si escucharías los comentarios constructivos, mejorarías tus habilidades más rápido. (If you would listen to constructive feedback, you would improve your skills faster.)

Los alumnos aplicados escucharían atentos las lecciones del profesor. (The diligent students would listen attentively to the teacher’s lessons.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Barrer (to sweep) in the Conditional Mood tense (Latin American Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Conditional mood is also known as the Simple Conditional, Conditional Simple, Would Tense, or Future of the Past in English, and as Condicional Simple, Pospretérito, Potencial Simple, or Condicional de Indicativo in Spanish.