The preterite of escuchar is used to express when you listened to something at a specific moment in the past. For example, “I listened to the new album last night” – “Escuché el nuevo álbum anoche.”

This is a regular -ar verb in the preterite tense. It follows the standard conjugation pattern for -ar verbs without any variations.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Escuchar (to listen) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):

The Preterite of escuchar indicates completed acts of listening.

To listen (completed action): Used for finished instances of listening, for example Escuché todo el programa (I listened to the whole program), or Escucharon el discurso completo (They listened to the complete speech).

To hear out: Describes paying full attention to someone, for example Me escuchó con paciencia (She listened to me patiently).

Examples

Examples of Escuchar in the Preterite (Past) Tense

Escuché un ruido extraño anoche. (I heard a strange noise last night.)

¿Escuchaste las noticias esta mañana? (Did you listen to the news this morning?)

Escuchamos música durante todo el viaje. (We listened to music throughout the trip.)

Los estudiantes escucharon atentamente la lección. (The students listened attentively to the lesson.)

Escuché tu mensaje de voz tarde. (I listened to your voice message late.)

¿Escuchaste lo que dijo? (Did you hear what they said?)

Nunca escuché esa canción antes. (I never heard that song before.)

Escuchamos sus consejos y los seguimos. (We listened to their advice and followed it.)

Por fin escucharon nuestras sugerencias. (They finally listened to our suggestions.)

Escuché todo el podcast de una vez. (I listened to the entire podcast at once.)

¿Escuchaste ese concierto en vivo? (Did you listen to that concert live?)

Escuchamos pasos en el piso de arriba. (We heard footsteps on the floor above.)

Los jueces escucharon todos los testimonios. (The judges listened to all the testimonies.)

Escuché tu conversación sin querer. (I accidentally overheard your conversation.)

Escucharon el discurso completo. (They listened to the entire speech.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Escuchar (to listen) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Preterite tense is also known as the Simple Past, Past Simple, Definite Past, Absolute Past, or Past Tense Indicative in English, and as Pretérito Perfecto Simple, Pretérito Indefinido, Pretérito Simple, Pasado Simple, or Pretérito de Indicativo in Spanish.