Escuchar often focuses on paying attention to sound or to a person.
The idea
Its present forms include escucho, escuchas, escucha and escuchamos.
Examples
- Escucho la radio en la cocina.I listen to the radio in the kitchen.
- ¿Escuchas la pregunta?Are you listening to the question?
- Ana escucha a su vecino.Ana listens to her neighbour.
- Escuchamos música después de cenar.We listen to music after dinner.
- Los estudiantes escuchan con atención.The students listen carefully.
- No escucho bien desde aquí.I cannot hear well from here.
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Oír often emphasizes hearing, but the verbs overlap in some contexts.
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Choose the form for I: Yo ___ música. (escucho / escuchan)
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escucho
Escucho matches the subject yo.
Choose the form for we: Nosotros ___ la radio. (escuchamos / escuchas)
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escuchamos
Escuchamos matches the subject nosotros.
Choose the personal-object marker: Ana escucha ___ su vecino. (a / de)
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a
A marks the specific person being listened to.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Spanish sentences where available. We keep your score.
Choose the form for I: Yo ___ música. (escucho / escuchan)
Choose the form for we: Nosotros ___ la radio. (escuchamos / escuchas)
Choose the personal-object marker: Ana escucha ___ su vecino. (a / de)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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