Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | oigo | |
| tú | oyes | |
| él / ella / usted | oye | |
| nosotros / nosotras | oímos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | oís | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | oyen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | oí | |
| tú | oíste | |
| él / ella / usted | oyó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | oímos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | oísteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | oyeron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | oía | |
| tú | oías | |
| él / ella / usted | oía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | oíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | oíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | oían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | oiré | |
| tú | oirás | |
| él / ella / usted | oirá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | oiremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | oiréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | oirán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | oiría | |
| tú | oirías | |
| él / ella / usted | oiría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | oiríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | oiríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | oirían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | oiga | |
| tú | oigas | |
| él / ella / usted | oiga | |
| nosotros / nosotras | oigamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | oigáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | oigan |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to hear
- to hear (passively perceive a sound)
- to listen to (actively pay attention to a sound or a person speaking)
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations