Oír Conjugation: How To Conjugate To Hear In Spanish

Oír means both “to hear” and “to listen” in Spanish. The conjugation of oír in the present tense is: Yo oigo (I hear), tú oyes (you hear), él/ella/usted oye (he/she hears, you hear), nosotros oímos (we hear), vosotros oís (you hear) and ellos/ellas/ustedes oyen (you/they hear).

Oír is an irregular IR verb. This is because its stem when conjugated in the present tense is different from other regular IR verbs, such as vivir (to live). This page on our site covers regular and irregular Spanish IR verbs in detail.

Oír conjugation in the present tense

Further down the pages we provide conjugation tables for oir in the following tenses:

• Present tense (presente de indicativo)
• Progressive present (presente progresivo)
• Near future (futuro inmediato)
• Future tense (futuro)
• Preterite (pretérito)
• Present perfect indicative (perfecto de indicativo)
• Imperfect (imperfecto de indicativo)
• Conditional (potential simple)
• Present subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)
• Imperative (imperativo)

Oír conjugation table

The following graphic shows how to conjugate oír in the first-person singular (yo) form in twelve verb tenses.

Oír conjugation charts

Present tense (presente de indicativo)

In the present tense, yo oigo translates to “I hear”, “I listen”, “I am hearing” and “I am listening”.

yo oigo	I hear (or listen)	Oigo el teléfono.	I hear the telephone.
tú oyes	you hear	¿Oyes lo que estoy diciendo?	Do you hear what I'm saying?
él/ella, usted oye	he/she hears, you hear	No oye mi voz.	He doesn't hear my voice.
nosotros oímos	we hear	Oímos los grillo en el patio.	We hear the crickets in the yard.
vosotros oís	you hear	¿Oís el anuncio?	Do you hear the announcement.
ellos/ellas, ustedes oyen	they/you hear	¿Por qué no oyen el tren?	Why don't they hear the train?

Progressive present (presente progresivo)

The progressive present tense combines the present tense of estar (to be) in the present tense with the present participle. Yo estoy oyendo translates to “I am hearing” or “I am listening”.

yo estoy oyendo	I am hearing (or listening)	Estoy oyendo música.	I'm hearing music.
tú estás oyendo	you are hearing	¿Estás oyendo voces?	Are you hearing voices?
él,ella, usted está oyendo	he/she/you is (are) hearing	¿Que está oyendo?	What are you hearing?
nosotros estamos oyendo	we are hearing	Estamos oyendo un sonido muy raro.	We're hearing a very weird sound.
vosotros estáis oyendo	you are hearing	¿Estáis oyendo algo?	Are you hearing something?
ellos/ellas, ustedes están oyendo	they/you are hearing	No están oyendo nada.	They aren't hearing anything.

Near future (futuro inmediato)

The near future tense combines the present tense of ir (to go) with the preposition a and an infinitive. Yo voy a oír translates to “I’m going to hear” or “I’m going to listen”.

yo voy a oír	I'm going to hear (or listen)	Voy a oír el ruido.	I'm going to hear the noise.
tú vas a oír	you are going to hear	Vas a oír la publicidad.	You're going to hear the advertisement.
él/ella, usted va a oír	he/she/you is (are) going to hear	No va a oír nuestras voces.	He's not going to hear our voices.
nosotros vamos a oír	we are going to hear	Vamos a oír la llegada del coche.	We're going to hear the arrival of the car.
vosotros vais a oír	you are going to hear	Vais a oír sus instrucciones.	You're going to listen to their instructions.
ellos/ellas, ustedes van a oír	they/you are going to hear	Van a oír el ruido de las ondas.	They're going to hear the sound of waves.

Future tense (futuro)

In the future tense, Yo oiré translates to “I will hear” or “I will listen”.

yo oiré	I will hear (listen)	Oiré los pájaros piando.	I'll hear the birds chirping.
tú oirás	you will hear	Oirás mi voz en diez minutos.	You'll hear my voice in ten minutes.
él/ella, usted oirá	he/she/you will hear	Ella oirá el ruido del motor.	She'll hear the sound of the motor.
nosotros oiremos	we will hear	No oiremos los vecinos hablando.	We won't hear the neighbors talking.
vosotros oiréis	you will hear	Oiréis la música del concierto.	You'll hear the music from the concert.
ellos/ellas, ustedes oirán	they/you will hear	Oirán el sonido de la guitarra.	They'll hear the sound of the guitar.

Preterite (pretérito)

The preterite is a past tense used to express past actions which occurred at specified times. Yo oí translates to “I heard” or “I listened”.

yo oí	I heard (or listened)	No oí las noticias.	I didn't hear the news.
tú oíste	you heard	¿Oíste lo que dije?	Did you hear what I said?
él/ella, usted oyó	he/she/you heard	No oyó nada.	He didn't hear anything.
nosotros oímos	we heard	Ya oímos su argumento.	We already hear your argument.
vosotros oísteis	you heard	¿Cómo oísteis este rumor?	How did you hear this rumor?
ellos/ellas, ustedes oyeron	they/you heard	¿Cuándo oyeron las noticias?	When did they hear the news?

Present perfect indicative (perfecto de indicativo)

The present perfect is used to express past actions which have a bearing on the present. Yo he oído translates to “I have heard” or “I have listened”.

yo he oído	I have heard (or listened)	No he oído nana.	I haven't heard anything.
tú has oído	you have heard	¿Has oído las noticias?	Have you heard the news?
él/ella, usted ha oído	he/she/you have (has) heard	No ha oído a su patrón.	He hasn't listened to his boss.
nosotros hemos oído	we have heard	Hemos oído muchos rumores.	We've heard a lot of rumos.
vosotros habéis oído	you have heard	¿Habéis oído su acento?	Have you heard his accent?
ellos/ellas, ustedes han oído	they/you have heard	Han oído todas las reglas.	They've heard all the rules.

Imperfect (imperfecto de indicativo)

The imperfect tense is used to express past actions which occurred at unspecified times. Yo oía translates to “I used to hear” and “I was hearing”.

yo oía	I was hearing (or used to ear, was listening, used to listen)	Cuando era un niño oía voces.	I used to hear voices when I was a child.
tú oías	you were hearing	Oías simepe a los mayores.	You used to always listen to elders.
él/ella, usted oía	he/she/you was (were) hearing	No oía a sus padres.	She wasn't listening to her parents.
nosotros oíamos	we were hearing	Oíamos simpre los sonidos de la naturaleza.	We used to always listen to the sounds of nature.
vosotros oíais	you were hearing	¿Es verdad que oíais a vuestros profesores?	Is it true that you used to listen to your teachers?
ellos/ellas, ustedes oían	they/you were hearing	Nunca oían a los instructores.	They never used to listen to the instructors.

Conditional (potential simple)

The conditional tense is used to express hypothetical actions. Yo oiría translates to “I would hear” or “I would listen”.

yo oiría	I would hear (or listen)	Oiría la música si el volumen fuese más alto.	I'd her the music if the volume were higher.
tú oirías	you would hear	¿Oirías mi voz si hablase con claridad?	Would you hear my voice if I spoke clearly?
él/ella, usted oiría	he/she/you would hear	Oiría las ondas si estuviese en playa.	He'd hear the waves if he were on the beach.
nosotros oiríamos	we would hear	Oiríamos los grillos si estuviésemos en el bosque.	We'd hear the crickets if we were in the forsest.
vosotros oiríais	you would hear	Oiríais al bebé si estuvieseis en su habitación.	You'd hear the baby if you were in his room.
ellos/ellas, ustedes oirían	they/you would hear	Oirían los pájaro si estuviesen en la selva.	They'd hear the birds if they were in the jungle.

Present subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

The subjunctive mood is used to express wishes, emotions and doubts. Yo oiga translates to “I hear” and “I listen”.

yo oiga	I hear (or listen)	Es importante que oiga las instrucciones.	It's important that I listen to the instructions.
tú oigas	you hear	No pienso que me oigas.	I don't think you hear me.
él/ella, usted oiga	he/she/you hears (hear)	Es dudoso que me oiga.	It's doubtful he hears me.
nosotros oigamos	we hear	¿Es posible que oigamos a un fantasma?	Is it possible we hear a ghost?
vosotras oigáis	you hear	Es magnífico que nos oigáis.	It's splendid you hear us.
ellos/ellas, ustedes oigan	they/you hear	Quiero que oigan las reglas.	I want them to listen to the rules.

Imperative (imperativo)

The imperative is used to give commands and make suggestions. Example sentences are under the chart.

(tú) ¡oye!	Listen! (or Hear!)	¡no oigas!	Don't listen!
(usted) ¡oiga!	Listen!	¡no oiga!	Don't listen!
nosotras) ¡oigamos!	Let's listen!	¡no oigamos!	Let's not listen!
vosotras) ¡oíd!	Listen!	¡no oigáis!	Don't listen!
(ustedes) ¡oigan!	Listen!	¡no oigan!	Don't listen!

• ¡Oiga me! Listen to me!
• ¡No oigas pendejadas! Don’t listen to nonsense!
• ¡Oigamos lo que piense! Let’s listen to what he thinks.
• ¡Oye! ¿Qué opinas de mi idea? Listen! What do you think of my idea?

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