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How to conjugate Oír in Spanish

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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!

ItemSpanishEnglish
Infinitiveoírto hear, to listen to
Past participleoídoheard
Gerundoyendohearing

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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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yooigo I hear
oyes you hear
Ella / Él / Ustedoye s/he hears, you (formal) hear
Nosotras / Nosotrosoímos we hear
Vosotras / Vosotrosoísyou (plural) hear
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesoyen they hear,

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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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoI heard
oíste you heard
Ella / Él / Ustedoyó s/he heard, you (formal) heard
Nosotras / Nosotrosoímos we heard
Vosotras / Vosotrosoísteis you (plural) heard
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesoyeron they heard,

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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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YooíaI used to hear
oíasyou used to hear
Ella / Él / Ustedoías/he used to hear, you (formal) used to hear
Nosotras / Nosotrosoíamoswe used to hear
Vosotras / Vosotrosoíaisyou (plural) used to hear
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesoíanthey 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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy oyendo I am hearing
estás oyendo you are hearing
Ella / Él / Ustedestá oyendo s/he is hearing, you (formal) are hearing
Nosotras / Nosotrosestamos oyendo we are hearing
Vosotras / Vosotrosestáis oyendo you (plural) are hearing
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesestán oyendo they are hearing,

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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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a oírI am going to hear
vas a oíryou are going to hear
Ella / Él / Ustedva a oírs/he is going to hear, you (formal) are going to hear
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a oírwe are going to hear
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a oíryou (plural) are going to hear
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a oírthey 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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YooiréI will hear
oirásyou will hear
Ella / Él / Ustedoirás/he will hear, you (formal) will hear
Nosotras / Nosotrosoiremoswe will hear
Vosotras / Vosotrosoiréisyou (plural) will hear
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesoiránthey 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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YooiríaI would hear
oiríasyou would hear
Ella / Él / Ustedoirías/he would hear, you (formal) would hear
Nosotras / Nosotrosoiríamoswe would hear
Vosotras / Vosotrosoiríaisyou (plural) would hear
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesoiríanthey 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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe oído I have heard
has oído you have heard
Ella / Él / Ustedha oído s/he has heard, you (formal) have heard
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos oído we have heard
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis oído you (plural) have heard
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan oído they have heard,

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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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía oído I had heard
habías oído you had heard
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía oído s/he had heard, you (formal) had heard
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos oído we had heard
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais oído you (plural) had heard
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían oído they had heard,

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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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré oído I will have heard
habrás oído you will have heard
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá oído s/he will have heard, you (formal) will have heard
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos oído we will have heard
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis oído you (plural) will have heard
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán oído they will have heard,

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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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría oído I would have heard
habrías oído you would have heard
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría oído s/he would have heard, you (formal) would have heard
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos oído we would have heard
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais oído you (plural) would have heard
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían oído they would have heard,

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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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yooiga I hear
oigas you hear
Ella / Él / Ustedoiga s/he hears, you (formal) hear
Nosotras / Nosotrosoigamos we hear
Vosotras / Vosotrosoigáis you (plural) hear
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesoigan they hear,

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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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yooyera I heard
oyeras you heard
Ella / Él / Ustedoyera s/he heard, you (formal) heard
Nosotras / Nosotrosoyéramos we heard
Vosotras / Vosotrosoyerais you (plural) heard
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesoyeran they heard,

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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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yooyere I will hear
oyeres you will hear
Ella / Él / Ustedoyere s/he will hear, you (formal) will hear
Nosotras / Nosotrosoyéremos we will hear
Vosotras / Vosotrosoyereis you (plural) will hear
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesoyeren they will hear,

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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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya oído I have heard
hayas oído you have heard
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya oído s/he has heard, you (formal) have heard
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos oído we have heard
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis oído you (plural) have heard
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan oído they have heard,

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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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera oído I had heard
hubieras oído you had heard
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera oído s/he had heard, you (formal) had heard
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos oído we had heard
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais oído you (plural) had heard
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran oído they had heard,

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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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere oído I will have heard
hubieres oído you will have heard
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere oído s/he will have heard, you (formal) will have heard
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos oído we will have heard
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis oído you (plural) will have heard
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren oído they will have heard,

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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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
oye (to you) hear!
Ella / Él / Ustedoiga (to you formal) hear!
Nosotras / Nosotrosoigamos let's hear!
Vosotras / Vosotrosoíd (to you plural) hear!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesoigan (to you plural formal) hear!

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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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
no oigas (to you) don't hear!
Ella / Él / Ustedno oiga (to you formal) don't hear!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno oigamos let's not hear!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno oigáis (to you plural) don't hear!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno oigan (to you plural formal) don't hear!

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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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