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j'écoutais

was listening to, listened to

→ écouter
écout to listen to, to hear + ais je/tu imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular / 2nd-person singular, imperfect tense Uncommon #21,494
was listening to, listened to The same form is used with je and tu.
FR: J’écoutais de la musique dans ma chambre.
EN: I was listening to music in my room.
Conjugation of écouter
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First écoutais —
Second écoutais écoutiez
Third écoutait écoutaient

Tu écoutais cette chanson hier soir.

You were listening to this song last night.

— Memories of Murder (2003)

Si tu écoutais, tu comprendrais.

If you listened, you would understand.

Fais comme si tu écoutais mes réponses.

Pretend you're listening to my answers.

— Tesis (1996)

Tu m'écoutais, Neo ?

Were you listening to me, Neo?

— Matrix (1999)

Je vous écoutais.

I was listening to you.

— A Bad Son (1980)

Je l'adorais alors je l'écoutais en boucle.

I loved it, so I listened to it on repeat.

— Decision to Leave (2022)

Je n'écoutais pas la radio.

I wasn't listening to the radio.

Tu écoutais ?

Were you listening?

Je ne vous écoutais pas.

I wasn't listening to you.

— Psychose (1960)

Quelle sorte de musique écoutais-tu lorsque tu étais adolescent ?

What kind of music did you listen to when you were a teenager?

Je n'écoutais pas.

I wasn't listening.

— Bouge pas, meurs, ressuscite (1990)

J’écoutais la musique française.

I listened to French music.

Papi adorait parler des détails de ses affaires, et je l’écoutais attentivement.

Dad loved talking about the details of his business, and I listened to him attentively.

Tu écoutais.

You were listening.

— Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Je n'écoutais pas vraiment.

I wasn't really listening.

Je l'écoutais faisant les cent pas, nuit après nuit.

I listened to him pacing back and forth, night after night.

— Rebecca (1940)

Tu écoutais notre conversation ?

Were you listening to our conversation?

— New York Masala (2003)

Tu nous écoutais ?

Were you listening to us?

— Souvenirs de Marnie (2014)

Je serais heureuse d'en parler si tu m'écoutais.

I'd be happy to talk about it if you would listen to me.

— Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

Ne m'écoutais-tu pas ?

Weren't you listening to me?

— Le monde perdu : Jurassic Park (1997)

Je croyais que tu n'écoutais pas.

I thought you weren't listening.