Oír conjugation
Oír means "to hear". Here it is in every main tense, with real example sentences and a free checker for your own.
Oír changes form (an irregular, stem-changing or spelling-changing form) in the present, preterite and present subjunctive. Juntos teaches Latin American Spanish, where ustedes replaces vosotros; the vosotros forms are shown for completeness.
Oír conjugation tables
Jump to: present · preterite · imperfect · future · conditional · present subjunctive · present perfect · commands (imperative)
Oír in the present
what happens now or usually
| yo | oigo |
| tú | oyes |
| él / ella / usted | oye |
| nosotros | oímos |
| vosotros (Spain) | oís |
| ellos / ustedes | oyen |
Oír in the preterite
a finished action at a specific time
| yo | oí |
| tú | oíste |
| él / ella / usted | oyó |
| nosotros | oímos |
| vosotros (Spain) | oísteis |
| ellos / ustedes | oyeron |
Oír in the imperfect
habits, descriptions and background in the past
| yo | oía |
| tú | oías |
| él / ella / usted | oía |
| nosotros | oíamos |
| vosotros (Spain) | oíais |
| ellos / ustedes | oían |
Oír in the future
what will happen
| yo | oiré |
| tú | oirás |
| él / ella / usted | oirá |
| nosotros | oiremos |
| vosotros (Spain) | oiréis |
| ellos / ustedes | oirán |
Oír in the conditional
what would happen
| yo | oiría |
| tú | oirías |
| él / ella / usted | oiría |
| nosotros | oiríamos |
| vosotros (Spain) | oiríais |
| ellos / ustedes | oirían |
Oír in the present subjunctive
after wishes, doubts and requests (quiero que…)
| yo | oiga |
| tú | oigas |
| él / ella / usted | oiga |
| nosotros | oigamos |
| vosotros (Spain) | oigáis |
| ellos / ustedes | oigan |
Oír in the present perfect
what has happened, up to now (he comido)
| yo | he oído |
| tú | has oído |
| él / ella / usted | ha oído |
| nosotros | hemos oído |
| vosotros (Spain) | habéis oído |
| ellos / ustedes | han oído |
Oír in the commands (imperative)
telling someone to do something (habla, no hables)
| tú | oye |
| tú (no) | no oigas |
| usted | oiga |
| nosotros | oigamos |
| vosotros (Spain) | oíd |
| ustedes | oigan |
Oír in real sentences
Example sentences from the Juntos exercise bank, each checked before learners see it.
Present
- No te oigo, hay mucho ruido.
I can't hear you, it's very noisy. - ¿Oyes la música?
Can you hear the music?
Preterite
- Oí un ruido raro anoche.
I heard a strange noise last night. - ¿Oyeron las noticias?
Did you hear the news?
Imperfect
- Oíamos la lluvia desde la cama.
We could hear the rain from bed. - Mi abuela siempre oía la radio en la cocina.
My grandmother always had the radio on in the kitchen.
Mistakes learners make with oír
- The yo present is oigo, and oyes, oye, oyen take a y.
- The preterite has a y in the third person: oyó, oyeron.
- Oír is hearing; escuchar is listening on purpose.
Write your own sentence with oír
Not sure which past tense to use? The Spanish past tense course explains preterite vs imperfect with practice. Conjugate any other verb with the free Spanish conjugator, browse all 72 verb pages, or check any text with the free Spanish grammar checker.
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Use oír in real conversation
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Is oír irregular in Spanish?
Partly. Oír changes form in the present, preterite and present subjunctive, through an irregular stem, a stem change or a spelling change. The other tenses follow the regular -ir pattern.
What is the preterite of oír?
Yo oí, tú oíste, él/ella oyó, nosotros oímos, ellos/ustedes oyeron.
How do you conjugate oír in the present?
Yo oigo, tú oyes, él/ella oye, nosotros oímos, ellos/ustedes oyen.
What is the future of oír?
Yo oiré, tú oirás, él/ella oirá, nosotros oiremos, ellos/ustedes oirán.
What is the present subjunctive of oír?
Que yo oiga, que tú oigas, que él/ella oiga, que nosotros oigamos, que ellos/ustedes oigan.
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