Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I hear
- tú you hear
- usted, él, ella he/she hears
- nosotros we hear
- vosotros Spain you all hear
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they hear
SPANISH VERB
oír
to hear
- #63 most used
- Irregular -ir verb
- Gerund: oyendo
- Past participle: oído
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I heard
- tú you heard
- usted, él, ella he/she heard
- nosotros we heard
- vosotros Spain you all heard
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they heard
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to hear
- tú you used to hear
- usted, él, ella he/she used to hear
- nosotros we used to hear
- vosotros Spain you all used to hear
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to hear
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will hear
- tú you will hear
- usted, él, ella he/she will hear
- nosotros we will hear
- vosotros Spain you all will hear
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will hear
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would hear
- tú you would hear
- usted, él, ella he/she would hear
- nosotros we would hear
- vosotros Spain you all would hear
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would hear
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I hear
- tú (that) you hear
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she hear
- nosotros (that) we hear
- vosotros Spain (that) you all hear
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they hear
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I heard
- tú (if) you heard
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she heard
- nosotros (if) we heard
- vosotros Spain (if) you all heard
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they heard
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú hear!
- usted hear! (formal)
- nosotros hear! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain hear! (all of you)
- ustedes hear! (all of you)
How to use oír
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
No oigo bien, ¿puedes repetir?
I can't hear well, can you repeat that?
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Past
¿Oíste ese ruido en la cocina?
Did you hear that noise in the kitchen?
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Imperfect
Desde mi cuarto oía el mar toda la noche.
From my room I heard the sea all night.
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Future
Con estos audífonos oirás mucho mejor.
With these headphones you will hear much better.
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Conditional
Sin tanto ruido, oiríamos la música.
Without so much noise, we would hear the music.
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Present subjunctive
Habla bajito, no quiero que nos oigan.
Speak softly, I don't want them to hear us.
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Past subjunctive
Cerré la puerta para que no oyeran al bebé.
I closed the door so they wouldn't hear the baby.
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Imperative
Oye, ¿sabes a qué hora abren?
Hey, do you know what time they open?
Good to know
- Oír is to hear; escuchar is to listen.
- ¡Oye! is how you get a friend's attention; ¡oiga! with usted.
Where you hear oír
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Beginner Level 1
- No te oigo bien. I can't hear you well.
- ¿Oíste la música? Did you hear the music?
- Vas a oír las olas toda la noche. You're going to hear the waves all night.
Spanish · Intermediate Level 1
- Oigo las campanas desde mi cocina. I hear the bells from my kitchen.
- Oí al perro en la noche. I heard the dog at night.
- Vas a oír a Chispa si pasan los gatos. You're going to hear Chispa if the cats come past.
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Can You Hear Me?
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Beginner Level 1 · ¿Me oyes? · No te oigo.
The Neighbours
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Intermediate Level 1 · que no haya oído · oyéndolas · ya no las oigo
Telling the Story
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Intermediate Level 2 · había oído
The More I Think About It
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Advanced Level 3 · me van a oír
Closed for Holidays
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Advanced Level 3 · que no te oiga Pepa
Don't Look at the Clock
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Advanced Level 3 · me he oído
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ir verb.