Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb écouter
Introduction to the verb écouter
The English translation of the French verb écouter is “to listen.” It is pronounced as “ay-koo-tey.”
Ecouter is derived from the Old French word “escouter,” which comes from the Latin word “auscultare,” meaning “to listen attentively.” In everyday French, écouter is used to express the action of paying attention to a sound or a person speaking.
Example 1: J’écoute de la musique. (I am listening to music.)
Example 2: Nous devons écouter les consignes du professeur. (We must listen to the instructions of the teacher.)
Example 3: Elle écoute toujours ses amis. (She always listens to her friends.)
Écouter – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of écouter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | écoute | J’écoute la radio. | I listen to the radio. |
Tu | écoutes | Tu écoutes de la musique. | You listen to music. |
Il | écoute | Il écoute un podcast. | He listens to a podcast. |
Elle | écoute | Elle écoute une conversation. | She listens to a conversation. |
On | écoute | On écoute les nouvelles. | We listen to the news. |
Nous | écoutons | Nous écoutons un enregistrement. | We listen to a recording. |
Vous | écoutez | Vous écoutez une chanson. | You listen to a song. |
Ils | écoutent | Ils écoutent un discours. | They listen to a speech. |
Elles | écoutent | Elles écoutent un livre audio. | They listen to an audiobook. |
Other Conjugations for Écouter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb écouter (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écouter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écouter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écouter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écouter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écouter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écouter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écouter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écouter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écouter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écouter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écouter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écouter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écouter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écouter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écouter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb écouter
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