oír
to hear
Gerund (gerundio)
Present participle (-ing form)
oyendo
Past Participle
Used in compound tenses
oído
Simple tenses
Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)
Present actions and habitual activities
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | oigo I hear |
tú | oyes you hear |
él/ella/usted | oye he/she/you hears |
nosotros | oímos we hear |
vosotros | oís you all hear |
ellos/ustedes | oyen they/you all hear |
Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)
Ongoing past actions and descriptions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | oía I used to hear |
tú | oías you used to hear |
él/ella/usted | oía he/she/you used to hear |
nosotros | oíamos we used to hear |
vosotros | oíais you all used to hear |
ellos/ustedes | oían they/you all used to hear |
Preterit (pretérito)
Completed past actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | oí I heard |
tú | oíste you heard |
él/ella/usted | oyó he/she/you heard |
nosotros | oímos we heard |
vosotros | oísteis you all heard |
ellos/ustedes | oyeron they/you all heard |
Future (futuro)
Future actions and intentions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | oiré I will hear |
tú | oirás you will hear |
él/ella/usted | oirá he/she/you will hear |
nosotros | oiremos we will hear |
vosotros | oiréis you all will hear |
ellos/ustedes | oirán they/you all will hear |
Conditional (potencial simple)
Hypothetical and conditional actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | oiría I would hear |
tú | oirías you would hear |
él/ella/usted | oiría he/she/you would hear |
nosotros | oiríamos we would hear |
vosotros | oiríais you all would hear |
ellos/ustedes | oirían they/you all would hear |
Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)
Subjective present actions and desires
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | oiga that I hear |
tú | oigas that you hear |
él/ella/usted | oiga that he/she/you hear |
nosotros | oigamos that we hear |
vosotros | oigáis that you all hear |
ellos/ustedes | oigan that they/you all hear |
Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | oyera or oyese that I heard |
tú | oyeras or oyeses that you heard |
él/ella/usted | oyera or oyese that he/she/you heard |
nosotros | oyéramos or oyésemos that we heard |
vosotros | oyerais or oyeseis that you all heard |
ellos/ustedes | oyeran or oyesen that they/you all heard |
Compound tenses
Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed recently or with present relevance
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | he oído I have heard |
tú | has oído you have heard |
él/ella/usted | ha oído he/she/you have heard |
nosotros | hemos oído we have heard |
vosotros | habéis oído you all have heard |
ellos/ustedes | han oído they/you all have heard |
Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | había oído I had heard |
tú | habías oído you had heard |
él/ella/usted | había oído he/she/you had heard |
nosotros | habíamos oído we had heard |
vosotros | habíais oído you all had heard |
ellos/ustedes | habían oído they/you all had heard |
Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)
Actions completed immediately before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hube oído I had heard |
tú | hubiste oído you had heard |
él/ella/usted | hubo oído he/she/you had heard |
nosotros | hubimos oído we had heard |
vosotros | hubisteis oído you all had heard |
ellos/ustedes | hubieron oído they/you all had heard |
Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)
Actions that will be completed by a future time
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habré oído I will have heard |
tú | habrás oído you will have heard |
él/ella/usted | habrá oído he/she/you will have heard |
nosotros | habremos oído we will have heard |
vosotros | habréis oído you all will have heard |
ellos/ustedes | habrán oído they/you all will have heard |
Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)
Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habría oído I would have heard |
tú | habrías oído you would have heard |
él/ella/usted | habría oído he/she/you would have heard |
nosotros | habríamos oído we would have heard |
vosotros | habríais oído you all would have heard |
ellos/ustedes | habrían oído they/you all would have heard |
Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed in relation to the present
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | haya oído that I have heard |
tú | hayas oído that you have heard |
él/ella/usted | haya oído that he/she/you have heard |
nosotros | hayamos oído that we have heard |
vosotros | hayáis oído that you all have heard |
ellos/ustedes | hayan oído that they/you all have heard |
Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hubiera oído that I had heard |
tú | hubieras oído that you had heard |
él/ella/usted | hubiera oído that he/she/you had heard |
nosotros | hubiéramos oído that we had heard |
vosotros | hubierais oído that you all had heard |
ellos/ustedes | hubieran oído that they/you all had heard |
Commands (imperativo)
Commands and direct orders
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | oye | hear! (you) |
usted | oiga | hear! (you formal) |
nosotros | oigamos | let's hear! |
vosotros | oíd | hear! (you all) |
ustedes | oigan | hear! (you all) |
Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)
Negative commands and prohibitions
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | no oigas | don't hear! (you) |
usted | no oiga | don't hear! (you formal) |
nosotros | no oigamos | let's not hear! |
vosotros | no oigáis | don't hear! (you all) |
ustedes | no oigan | don't hear! (you all) |
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