Ecouter
Here are example sentences for écouter in all your requested tenses, with English translations.
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Présent (I listen, You listen, He/She listens, etc.)
J'écoute de la musique en ce moment. → I am listening to music right now.
Tu écoutes toujours des podcasts intéressants. → You always listen to interesting podcasts.
Il écoute attentivement le professeur. → He listens attentively to the teacher.
Nous écoutons les informations tous les matins. → We listen to the news every morning.
Vous écoutez souvent des conférences en ligne. → You often listen to online lectures.
Elles écoutent des chansons françaises. → They listen to French songs.
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Imparfait (I was listening, You were listening, He/She was listening, etc.)
Je t'écoutais quand tu as commencé à parler fort. → I was listening to you when you started speaking loudly.
Tu écoutais la radio tous les matins à cette époque. → You were listening to the radio every morning at that time.
Il écoutait de la musique quand je suis arrivé. → He was listening to music when I arrived.
Nous écoutions un livre audio pendant notre promenade. → We were listening to an audiobook during our walk.
Vous écoutiez les enfants jouer dehors. → You were listening to the children playing outside.
Elles écoutaient attentivement la conférence. → They were listening attentively to the conference.
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Futur Simple (I will listen, You will listen, He/She will listen, etc.)
Je t'écouterai dès que tu commenceras à parler. → I will listen to you as soon as you start speaking.
Tu écouteras la présentation demain. → You will listen to the presentation tomorrow.
Il écoutera le podcast après son travail. → He will listen to the podcast after work.
Nous écouterons ce disque toute la soirée. → We will listen to this record all evening.
Vous écouterez les instructions avec attention. → You will listen to the instructions carefully.
Elles écouteront la chanson sur leur téléphone. → They will listen to the song on their phone.
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Passé Simple (I listened, You listened, He/She listened, etc.) [Mostly literary]
Je l'écoutai jusqu'à la fin. → I listened to him until the end.
Tu écoutas attentivement le discours. → You listened attentively to the speech.
Il écouta la conversation sans intervenir. → He listened to the conversation without intervening.
Nous écoutâmes la radio toute la matinée. → We listened to the radio all morning.
Vous écoutâtes les nouvelles avec surprise. → You listened to the news with surprise.
Elles écoutèrent le concert avec émerveillement. → They listened to the concert with amazement.
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Passé Composé (I have listened, You have listened, He/She has listened, etc.)
J'ai écouté ce podcast hier soir. → I listened to this podcast last night.
Tu as écouté de la musique toute la journée. → You have listened to music all day.
Il a écouté la conférence avec attention. → He listened to the conference with attention.
Nous avons écouté les nouvelles ce matin. → We listened to the news this morning.
Vous avez écouté l'album du début à la fin. → You have listened to the album from start to finish.
Elles ont écouté cette chanson plusieurs fois. → They have listened to this song several times.
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Plus-que-parfait (I had listened, You had listened, He/She had listened, etc.)
J'avais écouté toute la conférence avant de partir. → I had listened to the whole conference before leaving.
Tu avais écouté le disque avant que je n'arrive. → You had listened to the record before I arrived.
Il avait écouté toutes les instructions avant de commencer. → He had listened to all the instructions before starting.
Nous avions écouté les conseils des experts. → We had listened to the advice of the experts.
Vous aviez écouté les recommandations à la réunion. → You had listened to the recommendations at the meeting.
Elles avaient écouté cette chanson plusieurs fois avant de la chanter. → They had listened to this song several times before singing it.
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Conditionnel Passé (I would have listened, You would have listened, He/She would have listened, etc.)
J'aurais écouté ton avis si tu m'avais parlé plus tôt. → I would have listened to your opinion if you had spoken to me earlier.
Tu aurais écouté cette chanson si tu l'avais connue. → You would have listened to this song if you had known it.
Il aurait écouté les instructions s'il n'avait pas été distrait. → He would have listened to the instructions if he hadn't been distracted.
Nous aurions écouté davantage si nous avions eu plus de temps. → We would have listened more if we had had more time.
Vous auriez écouté le professeur si vous n'aviez pas été pressé. → You would have listened to the teacher if you hadn't been in a hurry.
Elles auraient écouté la conférence si elles n'avaient pas eu d'autres engagements. → They would have listened to the conference if they hadn't had other commitments.
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Subjonctif Présent (That I listen, That you listen, That he/she listens, etc.)
Il faut que j'écoute cette chanson. → It is necessary that I listen to this song.
Je veux que tu écoutes attentivement ce discours. → I want you to listen carefully to this speech.
Il est important qu'il écoute les instructions. → It is important that he listens to the instructions.
Nous espérons que vous écoutiez le message avec attention. → We hope that you listen to the message carefully.
Il est possible que nous écoutions cette chanson demain. → It is possible that we will listen to this song tomorrow.
J'ai peur qu'elles n'écoutent pas les conseils. → I am afraid they won't listen to the advice.
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