How to conjugate Oír in Spanish
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Oír
- Oír in the Indicative Present
- Oír in the Indicative Preterite
- Oír in the Indicative Imperfect
- Oír in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Oír in the Indicative Informal Future
- Oír in the Indicative Future
- Oír in the Indicative Conditional
- Oír in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Oír in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Oír in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Oír in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Oír
- Imperative tenses of Oír
- Example sentences and usage
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Oír conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Oír is the Spanish verb for "to hear, to listen to". It is an irregular verb, and one of the most popular 100 Spanish verbs. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Item | Spanish | English |
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Infinitive | oír | to hear, to listen to |
Past participle | oído | heard |
Gerund | oyendo | hearing |
Indicative Tenses of Oír
Oír in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of oír is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "oigo a los pájaros cantando", meaning "I hear the birds singing".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | oigo | I hear |
Tú | oyes | you hear |
Ella / Él / Usted | oye | s/he hears, you (formal) hear |
Nosotras / Nosotros | oímos | we hear |
Vosotras / Vosotros | oís | you (plural) hear |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | oyen | they hear, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Oír in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of oír is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "oí a los pájaros cantando", meaning "I heard the birds singing".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | oí | I heard |
Tú | oíste | you heard |
Ella / Él / Usted | oyó | s/he heard, you (formal) heard |
Nosotras / Nosotros | oímos | we heard |
Vosotras / Vosotros | oísteis | you (plural) heard |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | oyeron | they heard, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Oír in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of oír is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "oía a los pájaros cantando", meaning "I used to hear the birds singing".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | oía | I used to hear |
Tú | oías | you used to hear |
Ella / Él / Usted | oía | s/he used to hear, you (formal) used to hear |
Nosotras / Nosotros | oíamos | we used to hear |
Vosotras / Vosotros | oíais | you (plural) used to hear |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | oían | they used to hear, |
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Oír in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of oír is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy oyendo a los pájaros cantando", meaning "I am hearing the birds singing".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | estoy oyendo | I am hearing |
Tú | estás oyendo | you are hearing |
Ella / Él / Usted | está oyendo | s/he is hearing, you (formal) are hearing |
Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos oyendo | we are hearing |
Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis oyendo | you (plural) are hearing |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están oyendo | they are hearing, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Oír in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of oír is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a oír a los pájaros cantando", meaning "I am going to hear the birds singing".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | voy a oír | I am going to hear |
Tú | vas a oír | you are going to hear |
Ella / Él / Usted | va a oír | s/he is going to hear, you (formal) are going to hear |
Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a oír | we are going to hear |
Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a oír | you (plural) are going to hear |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a oír | they are going to hear, |
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Oír in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of oír is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "oiré a los pájaros cantando", meaning "I will hear the birds singing".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | oiré | I will hear |
Tú | oirás | you will hear |
Ella / Él / Usted | oirá | s/he will hear, you (formal) will hear |
Nosotras / Nosotros | oiremos | we will hear |
Vosotras / Vosotros | oiréis | you (plural) will hear |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | oirán | they will hear, |
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Oír in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of oír is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "oiría a los pájaros cantando", meaning "I would hear the birds singing".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | oiría | I would hear |
Tú | oirías | you would hear |
Ella / Él / Usted | oiría | s/he would hear, you (formal) would hear |
Nosotras / Nosotros | oiríamos | we would hear |
Vosotras / Vosotros | oiríais | you (plural) would hear |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | oirían | they would hear, |
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Oír in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of oír is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he oído a los pájaros cantando", meaning "I have heard the birds singing".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | he oído | I have heard |
Tú | has oído | you have heard |
Ella / Él / Usted | ha oído | s/he has heard, you (formal) have heard |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos oído | we have heard |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis oído | you (plural) have heard |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han oído | they have heard, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Oír in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of oír is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había oído a los pájaros cantando", meaning "I had heard the birds singing".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | había oído | I had heard |
Tú | habías oído | you had heard |
Ella / Él / Usted | había oído | s/he had heard, you (formal) had heard |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos oído | we had heard |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais oído | you (plural) had heard |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían oído | they had heard, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Oír in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of oír is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré oído a los pájaros cantando", meaning "I will have heard the birds singing".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | habré oído | I will have heard |
Tú | habrás oído | you will have heard |
Ella / Él / Usted | habrá oído | s/he will have heard, you (formal) will have heard |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos oído | we will have heard |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis oído | you (plural) will have heard |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán oído | they will have heard, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Oír in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of oír is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría oído a los pájaros cantando", meaning "I would have heard the birds singing".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | habría oído | I would have heard |
Tú | habrías oído | you would have heard |
Ella / Él / Usted | habría oído | s/he would have heard, you (formal) would have heard |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos oído | we would have heard |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais oído | you (plural) would have heard |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían oído | they would have heard, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Subjunctive Tenses of Oír
Oír in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "oiga", meaning "I hear".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | oiga | I hear |
Tú | oigas | you hear |
Ella / Él / Usted | oiga | s/he hears, you (formal) hear |
Nosotras / Nosotros | oigamos | we hear |
Vosotras / Vosotros | oigáis | you (plural) hear |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | oigan | they hear, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Oír in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "oyera", meaning "I heard".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | oyera | I heard |
Tú | oyeras | you heard |
Ella / Él / Usted | oyera | s/he heard, you (formal) heard |
Nosotras / Nosotros | oyéramos | we heard |
Vosotras / Vosotros | oyerais | you (plural) heard |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | oyeran | they heard, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Oír in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "oyere", meaning "I will hear".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | oyere | I will hear |
Tú | oyeres | you will hear |
Ella / Él / Usted | oyere | s/he will hear, you (formal) will hear |
Nosotras / Nosotros | oyéremos | we will hear |
Vosotras / Vosotros | oyereis | you (plural) will hear |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | oyeren | they will hear, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Oír in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya oído", meaning "I have heard".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | haya oído | I have heard |
Tú | hayas oído | you have heard |
Ella / Él / Usted | haya oído | s/he has heard, you (formal) have heard |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos oído | we have heard |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis oído | you (plural) have heard |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan oído | they have heard, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Oír in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera oído", meaning "I had heard".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | hubiera oído | I had heard |
Tú | hubieras oído | you had heard |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera oído | s/he had heard, you (formal) had heard |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos oído | we had heard |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais oído | you (plural) had heard |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran oído | they had heard, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Oír in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere oído", meaning "I will have heard".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | hubiere oído | I will have heard |
Tú | hubieres oído | you will have heard |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere oído | s/he will have heard, you (formal) will have heard |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos oído | we will have heard |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis oído | you (plural) will have heard |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren oído | they will have heard, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Imperative Tenses of Oír
Oír in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "oiga", meaning "(to you formal) hear!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | oye | (to you) hear! |
Ella / Él / Usted | oiga | (to you formal) hear! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | oigamos | let's hear! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | oíd | (to you plural) hear! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | oigan | (to you plural formal) hear! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Oír in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no oiga", meaning "(to you formal) don't hear!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | no oigas | (to you) don't hear! |
Ella / Él / Usted | no oiga | (to you formal) don't hear! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | no oigamos | let's not hear! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | no oigáis | (to you plural) don't hear! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no oigan | (to you plural formal) don't hear! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Example sentences and usage
- ¿Oíste acerca del incendio de ayer? Did you hear about the fire yesterday?
- Tú siempre oyes pero no escuchas. You are always hearing but not listening.
- Te oigo, pero no te veo. I can hear you, but I can't see you.
- Oímos la noticia de que habías aprobado el examen. We heard the news that you had passed the exam.
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