to listen to — English conjugation

Frequency#17809Regular

Indicative

Present (Simple Present) Regular

The simple present describes habitual actions, general truths, and states. It is the most basic tense in English. For most verbs, add -s or -es for the third person singular (he, she, it).

She speaks three languages.

Pronoun	English
I	listen to
you	listen to
he/she/it	listens to
we	listen to
you (pl.)	listen to
they	listen to

Past (Simple Past) Regular

The simple past describes completed actions at a specific time in the past. Regular verbs add -ed. There are around 200 common irregular verbs with unique past forms that must be learned individually.

She spoke to the manager yesterday.

Pronoun	English
I	listened to
you	listened to
he/she/it	listened to
we	listened to
you (pl.)	listened to
they	listened to

Present continuous (Present Continuous) Regular

The present continuous describes actions happening right now or temporary situations. Formed with am/is/are + verb-ing. Also used for definite future arrangements.

She is speaking to a client at the moment.

Pronoun	English
I	am listening to
you	are listening to
he/she/it	is listening to
we	are listening to
you (pl.)	are listening to
they	are listening to

Past continuous (Past Continuous) Regular

The past continuous describes actions that were in progress at a specific moment in the past, often interrupted by another event. Formed with was/were + verb-ing.

She was speaking when the fire alarm went off.

Pronoun	English
I	was listening to
you	were listening to
he/she/it	was listening to
we	were listening to
you (pl.)	were listening to
they	were listening to

Present perfect (Present Perfect) Regular

The present perfect connects the past to the present. It describes experiences, recent events, or situations that started in the past and continue now. Formed with have/has + past participle.

She has spoken at over fifty conferences.

Pronoun	English
I	have listened to
you	have listened to
he/she/it	has listened to
we	have listened to
you (pl.)	have listened to
they	have listened to

Past perfect (Past Perfect) Regular

The past perfect describes an action completed before another past event — the past of the past. Formed with had + past participle. Always implies a reference point in the past.

She had spoken to him before the meeting started.

Pronoun	English
I	had listened to
you	had listened to
he/she/it	had listened to
we	had listened to
you (pl.)	had listened to
they	had listened to

Future (will) (Future Simple) Regular

The future simple expresses predictions, spontaneous decisions, and promises. Formed with will + base infinitive. The contracted form will not = won't is very common in spoken English.

She will speak at the conference tomorrow.

Pronoun	English
I	will listen to
you	will listen to
he/she/it	will listen to
we	will listen to
you (pl.)	will listen to
they	will listen to

Future continuous (Future Continuous) Regular

The future continuous describes an action that will be in progress at a specific future moment. Formed with will be + verb-ing. Often used to describe planned or expected ongoing actions.

This time tomorrow she will be speaking to the board.

Pronoun	English
I	will be listening to
you	will be listening to
he/she/it	will be listening to
we	will be listening to
you (pl.)	will be listening to
they	will be listening to

Future perfect (Future Perfect) Regular

The future perfect describes an action that will be completed before a specific point in the future. Formed with will have + past participle. Common with time expressions like by then, by the time.

By Friday she will have spoken to all the clients.

Pronoun	English
I	will have listened to
you	will have listened to
he/she/it	will have listened to
we	will have listened to
you (pl.)	will have listened to
they	will have listened to

Subjunctive

Conditional (would) (Conditional) Regular

The conditional describes hypothetical situations and their results. Formed with would + base infinitive. Used in if-clauses, polite requests, and reported speech about future events.

She would speak more if she had the chance.

Pronoun	English
I	would listen to
you	would listen to
he/she/it	would listen to
we	would listen to
you (pl.)	would listen to
they	would listen to