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oír

To hear, not to listen — and “oye” is how everyone gets your attention.

Quick answer

oír · oigo, oyes, oye, oímos, oís, oyen

to hear. Irregular — the forms below are worth learning as a block.

Conjugation

PersonPresentPreteriteImperfectFuture
yooigooíoíaoiré
túoyesoísteoíasoirás
él / ella / ustedoyeoyóoíaoirá
nosotrosoímosoímosoíamosoiremos
vosotrosoísoísteisoíaisoiréis
ellos / ustedesoyenoyeronoíanoirán

Orange marks a form you cannot guess from the rules.

Non-finiteForm
gerundoyendo
past participleoído
imperative (tú)oye
subjunctive (yo)oiga

Which form to learn first

oye and no te oigo. One starts a sentence, the other saves a phone call.

Where you will actually use it

Oye, ¿tienes un momento?Hey, do you have a moment?
No te oigo.I can’t hear you.
¿Oíste eso?Did you hear that?
He oído que te mudas.I’ve heard you’re moving.
Se oye música.You can hear music.
Oí un ruido.I heard a noise.

Typical mistakes

Oigo música todos los días (meaning you put it on).

Escucho música todos los días.

oír is what reaches your ears; escuchar is what you do on purpose.

Yo oyo.

Yo oigo.

The yo form takes a g: oigo, and the whole subjunctive follows it — oiga, oigas.

Ella oió un ruido.

Ella oyó un ruido.

i between vowels becomes y: oyó, oyeron, oyendo.

Check yourself

No te ___, habla más alto.

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