Conjugation

Listen to

écouter

Regular verb, phrasal verb.

Conjugated like want, look, need, lather up, left-click, live-stream

  • Phrasal verb: to

    Only listen changes; to stays the same: listened to, listened to.

In speech, the helping verbs shorten: I’m, he’s, we’re, I’ve, I’ll, I’d.

Newbie

Enough to talk about now, the past, and your plans, and to give instructions.

  1. Present simple

    Habits, facts, and how things usually are. To say no or ask, add do or does: I don't listen to, he doesn't listen to.

    1. I / you / we / they listen to
    2. he / she / it listens to

  2. Present continuous

    What is happening now, and plans already arranged: we’re leaving tomorrow.

    1. I am listening to
    2. you / we / they are listening to
    3. he / she / it is listening to

  3. Past simple

    A finished action at a past time: yesterday, in 2020. To say no or ask, add did: I didn't listen to.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they listened to

  4. Future with going to

    Plans and intentions, and what you can see coming: it’s going to rain.

    1. I am going to listen to
    2. you / we / they are going to listen to
    3. he / she / it is going to listen to

  5. Imperative

    Orders, advice, and instructions. Let’s suggests doing it together. To say no: don't listen to.

    1. (you) listen to
    2. let's listen to
BeginnerExperiences, what you were doing, and the future with will.Present perfect · Past continuous · Future with willAlso show the Beginner tenses (3)

  1. Present perfect

    The past linked to now: experiences, news, and what started earlier and still goes on: I’ve lived here for two years.

    1. I / you / we / they have listened to
    2. he / she / it has listened to

  2. Past continuous

    An action in progress at a past moment, often interrupted: I was cooking when you called.

    1. I / he / she / it was listening to
    2. you / we / they were listening to

  3. Future with will

    Predictions, promises, offers, and decisions made now: I’ll help you.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will listen to
IntermediateHow long something has lasted, the past before the past, and what would happen.Present perfect continuous · Past perfect · Future continuous · Conditional · Conditional perfectAlso show the Intermediate tenses (5)

  1. Present perfect continuous

    An activity from the past until now, and how long it has lasted: I’ve been waiting for an hour.

    1. I / you / we / they have been listening to
    2. he / she / it has been listening to

  2. Past perfect

    The past before another past moment: when I arrived, the train had left.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they had listened to

  3. Future continuous

    An action in progress at a future moment: this time tomorrow, I’ll be flying.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will be listening to

  4. Conditional

    What would happen in an imagined situation, and polite requests: if I had time, I would help.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would listen to

  5. Conditional perfect

    What would have happened, but did not: if I had known, I would have come.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would have listened to
AdvancedWhat will have happened, and the longer continuous tenses.Past perfect continuous · Future perfect · Future perfect continuous · Conditional continuous · Conditional perfect continuousAlso show the Advanced tenses (5)

  1. Past perfect continuous

    An activity that had been going on until a past moment: she was tired because she had been running.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they had been listening to

  2. Future perfect

    An action finished before a future moment: by Friday, I’ll have finished.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will have listened to

  3. Future perfect continuous

    How long an activity will have lasted at a future moment: in June, I’ll have been working here for a year.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they will have been listening to

  4. Conditional continuous

    An action that would be in progress in an imagined situation: if I were rich, I would be traveling now.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would be listening to

  5. Conditional perfect continuous

    An activity that would have been going on in an imagined past: without the rain, we would have been playing outside.

    1. I / you / he / she / it / we / they would have been listening to