Spanish grammar
Hablamos, escucharon
Say what "we" and "they" did.
From the scene Hablamos con la jefa (We talked with the boss)
In short
In the past, -ar verbs take -amos for we and -aron for they: hablamos, escucharon.
- we talked hablamos
- they listened escucharon
- they arrived llegaron
- they asked preguntaron
Your turn
Which one goes with they listened?
Options: hablamos · llegaron · escucharon
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they listened → escucharon
How it works
In the past, -ar verbs take -amos for "we" and -aron for "they": hablamos = we talked, escucharon = they listened.
Good to know
Hablamos is also the present tense — context tells you which.
we talked hablamos
Nuria
Mal. Hablamos con la jefa.
Bad. We talked with the boss.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Mal. (blank) con la jefa.
Options: Llegaron · Hablamos · Escucharon
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Nuria
Mal. Hablamos con la jefa.
Bad. We talked with the boss.
they listened escucharon
Nuria
Presenté mi idea nueva. Mis compañeros escucharon todo.
I presented my new idea. My colleagues listened to everything.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Presenté mi idea nueva. Mis compañeros (blank) todo.
Options: hablamos · llegaron · escucharon
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Nuria
Presenté mi idea nueva. Mis compañeros escucharon todo.
I presented my new idea. My colleagues listened to everything.
they arrived llegaron
Nuria
Después, llegaron los directores.
After that, the directors arrived.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Después, (blank) los directores.
Options: llegaron · hablamos · escucharon
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Nuria
Después, llegaron los directores.
After that, the directors arrived.
they asked preguntaron
Nuria
Preguntaron: ¿de quién es esta idea?
They asked: whose idea is this?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank): ¿de quién es esta idea?
Options: Escucharon · Preguntaron · Hablamos
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Nuria
Preguntaron: ¿de quién es esta idea?
They asked: whose idea is this?
Common mistake
Not Hablaron or Hablo here. We (Nuria + colleagues).
Mal. Hablamos con la jefa.
Bad. We talked with the boss.
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| we talked | hablamos |
|---|---|
| they listened | escucharon |
| they arrived | llegaron |
| they asked | preguntaron |
More lines from the story
- NuriaNada. La jefa contestó primero: ¡es mi idea!Nothing. The boss answered first: it is my idea!
- NuriaSí, mucho. Hablamos de mi idea una hora.Yes, a lot. We talked about my idea for an hour.