Oír means to hear. Learn five tenses, then practise each person.
Present: oigo, oyes, oye, oímos, oís, oyen.
Oír in the present tense
Use the present for current states, habits and actions. The subject can be omitted when the verb makes it clear.
Vosotros is informal plural you in Spain. Ustedes uses the ellos/ellas form and is the usual plural you in Latin America.
Oír in the preterite tense
Use the preterite for a completed event in the past, viewed as a whole.
Oír in the imperfect tense
Use the imperfect for past habits, ongoing situations and background descriptions, without marking their endpoint.
Oír in the future tense
Use the simple future for what will happen. Spanish also uses this tense for a guess about the present.
Oír in the conditional tense
Use the conditional for what would happen, a polite request or a hypothetical situation.
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All six persons. Blue, bold forms differ from regular endings, including spelling changes that preserve pronunciation.
| Person | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | oigo | oí | oía | oiré | oiría |
| tú | oyes | oíste | oías | oirás | oirías |
| él / ella / usted | oye | oyó | oía | oirá | oiría |
| nosotros / nosotras | oímos | oímos | oíamos | oiremos | oiríamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | oís | oísteis | oíais | oiréis | oiríais |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | oyen | oyeron | oían | oirán | oirían |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | oigo | I hear |
| tú | oyes | you hear |
| él / ella / usted | oye | he/she hears |
| nosotros / nosotras | oímos | we hear |
| vosotros / vosotras | oís | you all (vosotros) hear |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | oyen | they hear |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | oí | I heard |
| tú | oíste | you heard |
| él / ella / usted | oyó | he/she heard |
| nosotros / nosotras | oímos | we heard |
| vosotros / vosotras | oísteis | you all (vosotros) heard |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | oyeron | they heard |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | oía | I used to hear |
| tú | oías | you used to hear |
| él / ella / usted | oía | he/she used to hear |
| nosotros / nosotras | oíamos | we used to hear |
| vosotros / vosotras | oíais | you all (vosotros) used to hear |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | oían | they used to hear |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | oiré | I will hear |
| tú | oirás | you will hear |
| él / ella / usted | oirá | he/she will hear |
| nosotros / nosotras | oiremos | we will hear |
| vosotros / vosotras | oiréis | you all (vosotros) will hear |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | oirán | they will hear |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | oiría | I would hear |
| tú | oirías | you would hear |
| él / ella / usted | oiría | he/she would hear |
| nosotros / nosotras | oiríamos | we would hear |
| vosotros / vosotras | oiríais | you all (vosotros) would hear |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | oirían | they would hear |
Oír differs from the regular endings in the present, preterite. Changed forms include present: oigo, oyes, oye; preterite: oíste, oyó, oímos. Highlighted forms include spelling changes that preserve pronunciation as well as irregular stems and endings.
The present forms are oigo, oyes, oye, oímos, oís, oyen, in the order yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros and ellos/ellas/ustedes.
oí, oíste, oyó, oímos, oísteis, oyeron. For example, oí means “I heard”.
Oír differs from the regular endings in the present, preterite. Changed forms include present: oigo, oyes, oye; preterite: oíste, oyó, oímos. Highlighted forms include spelling changes that preserve pronunciation as well as irregular stems and endings.
The preterite (oí) presents a completed event; the imperfect (oía) gives a past habit or background situation. The English glosses are “I heard” and “I used to hear”, but context determines the best translation.
The yo forms are oiré (“I will hear”) and oiría (“I would hear”). The full charts above include every person.
Oír means to hear.
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