il écouta

listened

→ écouter
écout listen (to) + a 3rd person singular past
verb · third singular · past indicative Rare #27,173
listened Simple past (passé simple), mostly used in literature; in everyday speech, French usually uses the passé composé.
FR: Il écouta la chanson en silence.
EN: He listened to the song in silence.
Conjugation of écouter
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third écouta —

Elle s'assit auprès de lui et écouta tranquillement.

She sat down beside him and listened quietly.

La jeune fille ferma les yeux et écouta le pasteur.

The girl closed her eyes and listened to the pastor.

Il fit grise mine et écouta ce que son professeur avait à dire.

He grimaced and listened to what his teacher had to say.

Assise sur la chaise, elle m'écouta.

Sitting on the chair, she listened to me.

Ziri écouta.

Ziri listened.

Il écouta attentivement l'orateur.

He listened attentively to the speaker.

Le peuple écouta l'orateur avec attention.

The people listened attentively to the speaker.

Il ferma les yeux et écouta la musique.

He closed his eyes and listened to the music.

Tom écouta.

Tom listened.

Il écouta la musique les yeux fermés.

He listened to the music with his eyes closed.

Manon écouta les histoires de son grand-père.

Manon listened to her grandfather's stories.

Elle m'écouta les yeux brillants.

She listened to me with shining eyes.