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oír

to hear

verb irregular Word 220 of the core 1,000 · Stage 2, Everyday

How to conjugate oír

The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.

Present

yo oigo I hear / I am hearing
tú oyes you hear / you are hearing
él/ella oye he/she hears / he/she is hearing / you hear (formal) / you are hearing (formal)
nosotros oímos we hear / we are hearing
ellos/ellas oyen they hear / they are hearing / you all hear / you all are hearing

Preterite

yo oí I heard
tú oíste you heard
él/ella oyó he/she heard / you heard (formal)
nosotros oímos we heard
ellos/ellas oyeron they heard / you all heard

Imperfect

yo oía I was hearing / I used to hear
tú oías you were hearing / you used to hear
él/ella oía he/she was hearing / he/she used to hear / you were hearing (formal) / you used to hear (formal)
nosotros oíamos we were hearing / we used to hear
ellos/ellas oían they were hearing / they used to hear / you all were hearing / you all used to hear

Future

yo oiré I will hear
tú oirás you will hear
él/ella oirá he/she will hear / you will hear (formal)
nosotros oiremos we will hear
ellos/ellas oirán they will hear / you all will hear

In a sentence

¿Oíste eso? Creo que alguien llegó.

Did you hear that? I think someone arrived.

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