Oír Conjugation | How to Conjugate Oír in Spanish

¡Hola! ¿Oyes eso? In this article, I’ll show you all the conjugations for the oír verb in Spanish. You’ll learn to conjugate oír in the different Spanish tenses, and I’ll also give you some example sentences to help you practice. Oír is an irregular verb, but don’t let that scare you. The detailed explanations below will help you master this tricky Spanish grammar topic in no time.

Oír means “to hear.” This irregular verb is frequently used in Spanish so learning to conjugate it is important. You can use oír to point out what you can hear or to tell someone you heard something. While the meaning of oír may seem familiar to the verb escuchar, the difference is that oír is used for scenarios where we involuntarily hear a sound or are exposed to information. For example, you can use oír to say “Oí al gallo cantar en  la mañana” which means, “I heard the rooster crow in the morning.”

The table below shows three common conjugations of oír: the infinitive, the gerund, and the past participle.

Here are three example sentences that use the conjugations of oír from the table above:

• Infinitive: No quiero oír gritos. / I don’t want to hear screaming.
• Gerund: Sigo oyendo ruidos durante la noche. / I keep hearing noises during the night.
• Past Participle: ¿No has oído los rumores? / Haven’t you heard the rumors?

Now we will see the Spanish verb conjugation of oír in every tense. The table below shows the different Spanish verb tenses. You can click on each one of them to see oír conjugated in that specific tense.

How to Conjugate Oír in Indicative Tense

We use the indicative mood state facts, habits, or descriptions. This is one of the most used tenses in Spanish because we can use it to make statements about the past, present, and future. We’ll cover the following indicative tenses of oír: present, future, preterite, imperfect, and conditional.

Indicative Present

The indicative present helps us talk about actions or events we do now or in the near future. You can use the indicative present form of oír to describe what you can hear. Remember that oír is used for cases where you don’t have control over your environment. For example, you can say “¿Oyes los carros en la calle?” which means, “Can you hear the cars on the street?”

Below you can see how to see the oír conjugation in the present tense: 

Pronoun	Oír Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	oigo	I hear
Tú	oyes	You hear
Vos	oís	You hear
Él/Ella/Usted	oye	He/She hears, You hear
Nosotros	oímos	We hear
Vosotros	oís	You hear
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	oyen	They/You hear

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate oír in the indicative present tense:

• ¿Oyen esa voz? / Do you hear that voice?
• Si no oyes a la profesora, debes ir al doctor. / If you can’t hear the teacher, you should go to the doctor.
• Oigo solo cosas buenas sobre tener un perro. / I only hear good things about having a dog.

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Indicative Future

We use the indicative future tense to describe an event that will happen later. In the case of the verb oír, you can use this form to point out things you will hear in the future. Using oír in this form usually implies familiarity or knowledge about the environment. For example, you can say “A las 6 p.m., oiré un tren pasar” which means, “At 6 p.m., I will hear a train go by.”

You can find the indicative future conjugation chart for oír below: 

Pronoun	Oír Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	oiré	I will hear
Tú	oirás	You will hear
Vos	oirás	You will hear
Él/Ella/Usted	oirá	He/She/You will hear
Nosotros	oiremos	We will hear
Vosotros	oiréis	You will hear
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	oíran	They/You will hear

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate oír in the indicative future tense:

• Si vives en medio de la ciudad, oirás ruidos toda la noche. / If you live in the middle of the city, you will hear noises all night.
• Cuando vuelva a la casa de mis abuelos, oiré los grillos en el jardín. / When I go back to my grandparents’ house, I will hear the crickets in the garden.
• Oiremos las olas desde el balcón. / We will hear the waves from the balcony.

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Indicative Preterite

With the indicative preterite tense, you can tell others about completed past events or actions. The indicative preterite form of oír can help you talk about information or sounds you heard. For example, you can say “Oí que todos sacamos buena nota en el exámen” which means, “I heard we all got good grades on the exam.”

The chart below shows the indicative preterite conjugations of oír:

Pronoun	Oír Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	oí	I heard
Tú	oíste	You heard
Vos	oíste	You heard
Él/Ella/Usted	oyó	He/She/You heard
Nosotros	oímos	We heard
Vosotros	oísteis	You heard
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	oyeron	They/You heard

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate oír in the indicative preterite tense:

• Oí algo caerse en la cocina. / I heard something fall in the kitchen.
• Vosotros oísteis la bocina del carro. / You heard the car honk.
• Ellos oyeron algo en la chimenea la noche de Navidad. / They heard something in the chimney on Christmas Night.

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Indicative Imperfect

The indicative imperfect tense helps us describe ongoing actions that started in the past. You can use oír in this form to remember sounds you continuously heard before. For example, you can say “Cuando estaba en la universidad, oía el bus pasar todas las mañanas” which means, “When I was in college, I used to hear the bus drive by every morning.” 

Here’s the indicative imperfect conjugation chart for the verb oír: 

Pronoun	Oír Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	oía	I used to hear
Tú	oías	You used to hear
Vos	oías	You used to hear
Él/Ella/Usted	oía	He/She/You used to hear
Nosotros	oíamos	We used to hear
Vosotros	oíais	You used to hear
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	oían	They/You used to hear

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate oír in the indicative imperfect tense:

• Cuando ella era pequeña, siempre oía al vecino tocar el piano. / When she was little, she always used to hear the neighbor playing the piano. 
• Hace dos años, oía a los loros cantar en el árbol de la calle de enfrente. / Two years ago, I used to hear parrots singing in the tree across the street.
• Ustedes oían el eco de la radio desde el salón. / You used to hear the echo of the radio from the classroom.

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Indicative Conditional

In Spanish, we use the indicative conditional tense to talk about hypothetical events in the future. The indicative conditional conjugations of oír let us create theories about sounds we would hear if other actions or events took place first. For example, you can say “Si bajaras el volumen de la televisión, oirías lo que ella dijo” which means, “If you would lower the volume of the TV, you would hear what she said.”

You can find the indicative conditional conjugation chart for oír below:

Pronoun	Oír Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	oiría	I would hear
Tú	oirías	You would hear
Vos	oirías	You would hear
Él/Ella/Usted	oiría	He/She/You would hear
Nosotros	oiríamos	We would hear
Vosotros	oiríais	You would hear
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	oirían	They/You would hear

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate oír in the indicative conditional tense:

• Si vivieran cerca al mar, oirían las olas. / If they lived close to the beach, they would hear the waves.
• Si él pudiera salir más a menudo oiría las noticias en las calles. / If he could go out more often, he would hear the news on the streets.
• Vosotros oiríais los pájaros si viajarias a las montañas más frecuentemente. / You would hear the birds if you would travel to the mountais more frequently. 

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How to Conjugate Oír in Perfect Tense

We use the perfect mood to talk about events that have or haven’t happened. The verb oír is used in this form to inform others of things we have heard or are expecting to hear. To conjugate oír in the perfect tense, you will need to use the auxiliary verb haber and the past participle of oír (oído). We’ll go over the following perfect tenses: present perfect, future perfect, past perfect, conditional perfect, and preterite perfect tense.

Present Perfect

The present perfect tense is used to describe actions that started in the past but are still relevant in the present. We use this conjugation of the verb oír to point out what we have heard. You can also use this form to ask others if they have heard something specific. For example, you can say “Hemos oído que habrá una gran fiesta la próxima semana” which means, “We have heard there will be a big party next week.”

You can find the present perfect conjugation chart for oír below: 

Pronoun	Oír Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	He oído	I have heard
Tú	Has oído	You have heard
Vos	Has oído	You have heard
Él/Ella/Usted	Ha oído	He/She has heard, You have heard
Nosotros	Hemos oído	We have heard
Vosotros	Habéis oído	You have heard
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	Han oído	They/You have heard

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate oír in the present perfect tense:

• ¿Han oído lo que pasó en Paris? / Have you heard what happened in Paris?
• He oído las cosas que dices sobre los gatos. / I have heard the things you say about cats.
• Ella ha oído que él tiene novia. / She has heard that he has a girlfriend.

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Future Perfect

We use the future perfect tense to point out actions that will take place before other future events. In the case of oír, you can use its future perfect conjugations to tell others by when you will have heard certain information. You can use specific time frames or vague ones. For example, you can say “Para entonces, él habrá oído los rumores sobre el barco” which means, “By then, he will have heard the rumors about the ship.”

Below, you can find all the future perfect conjugations for the verb oír:

Pronoun	Oír Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	Habré oído	I will have heard
Tú	Habrás oído	You will have heard
Vos	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 will have heard
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	Habrán oído	They/You will have heard

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate oír in the future perfect tense:

• Para el lunes, habré oído que pasó con el perro de la maestra. / By Monday, I will have heard what happened to the teacher’s dog.
• Ustedes habrán oído esa canción antes de que acabe la fiesta. / You will have heard that song before the party is over.
• Ella habrá oído las noticias antes de que llegue a Nueva York. / She will have heard the news before she arrives at New York.

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Past Perfect (Pluperfect)

With the past perfect tense, also known as the pluperfect, we can describe actions that happened before other events in the past. You can use the past perfect conjugations of oír to tell others about things you heard. For example, you can say “Habíamos oído que se irían a vivir al campo antes de que empezara el verano” which means, “We had heard they would go live in the countryside before the summer started.”

Here’s the past perfect conjugation chart for the verb oír:

Pronoun	Oír Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	Había oído	I had heard
Tú	Habías oído	You had heard
Vos	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 had heard
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	Habían oído	They/You had heard

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate oír in the past perfect tense:

• Vosotros habíais oído la leyenda de la sirena. / You had heard the legend about the mermaid.
• Si habían oído la alerta de tsunami, ¿por qué fueron a la playa? / If they had heard the tsunami warning, why did they go to the beach?
• Había oído que irían juntos al baile, pero al final ella fue sola. / I had heard that they were going together to the dance, but in the end she went alone.

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Conditional Perfect

The conditional perfect tense can help you talk about theories, opinions, or possibilities. You can use oír in this tense to tell others what you would have heard in a hypothetical scenario. For example, you can say “Ustedes habrían oído la música si hubiesen abierto la ventana” which means, “You would have heard the music if you had opened the window.”

You can find the conditional perfect conjugation chart for oír below:

Pronoun	Oír Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	Habría oído	I would have heard
Tú	Habrías oído	You would have heard
Vos	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 would have heard
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	Habrían oído	They/You would have heard

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate oír in the conditional perfect tense:

• Si alguien hubiese entrado a la casa, él habría oído. / If someone had entered the house, he would have heard.
• Vos habrías oído la noticia si te hubieses quedado cinco minutos más. / You would have heard the news if you had stayed five more minutes.
• Nosotros habríamos oído los truenos si no hubiesemos estado tan cansados. / We would have heard the thunder if we hadn’t been so tired. 

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Preterite Perfect (Past Anterior)

The preterite perfect, or past anterior, tense is used to describe events that happened before others in the past. In the case of oír, you can use this form to explain how what you heard is connected to other past actions. For example, you can say “Hubimos oído a los perros ladrar, pero no vimos a nadie extraño afuera” which means, “We heard the dogs barking, but we didn’t see anyone strange outside.” Keep in mind that this tense is not commonly used in modern Spanish, but learning it can still be useful to understand old literature and legal texts.

Here’s the preterite perfect conjugation chart for the verb oír: 

Pronoun	Oír Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	Hube oído	I heard
Tú	Hubiste oído	You heard
Vos	Hubiste oído	You heard
Él/Ella/Usted	Hubo oído	He/She/You heard
Nosotros	Hubimos oído	We heard
Vosotros	hubisteis oído	You heard
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	Hubieron oído	They/You heard

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate oír in the past perfect tense:

• Yo nunca hube oído un solo ruído salir de esa puerta hasta que te mudaste. / I never heard a single noise come out of that door before you moved.
• Tú hubiste oído más de lo que querías oír. / You heard more than you wanted to hear.
• Ellos hubieron oído pasos en las escaleras, y por eso huyeron. / They heard steps on the stairs, and that’s why they ran away.

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How to Conjugate Oír in Subjunctive Tense

We don’t use the subjunctive tense in English, because there are specific words and phrases we can use to communicate doubt or hope. In Spanish, however, we use subjunctive moods to convey subjective ideas like feelings or opinions. The verb oír is often used in its subjunctive forms to talk about rumors or theorize about things we heard. We’ll study the following subjunctive tenses: present subjunctive, future subjunctive, and imperfect subjunctive.

Present Subjunctive

In Spanish, we use the present subjunctive tense to talk about hypotheses, wishes, or to express doubt. The present subjunctive conjugations of oír can help you talk about the possibility of hearing something. For example, you can say “Puede que vos oigas la canción esta noche” which means, “Maybe you can hear the song tonight.”

You can find the present subjunctive conjugation chart for oír below: 

Pronoun	Oír Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	oiga	I hear
Tú	oigas	You hear
Vos	oigas	You hear
Él/Ella/Usted	oiga	He/She hears, You hear
Nosotros	oigamos	We hear
Vosotros	oigáis	You hear
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	oigan	They/You hear

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate oír in the present subjunctive tense:

• Puede que oigas algo al respecto esta tarde. / You may hear something about it this afternoon.
• No creo que ella oiga que la estás llamando. / I don’t think she hears you calling her.
• Quizás oigamos las historias de terror en la radio. / Maybe we can hear the horror stories on the radio.

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Future Subjunctive

The future subjunctive tense lets you point out events that might happen in the future. You can use oír in this form to tell someone about something they will hear later. For example, you can say “Cuando llegue a la cima de la montaña, oyere los sonidos de la ciudad” which means “When I get to the top of the mountain, I will hear the sounds of the city.” Keep in mind that this tense is rarely used and often replaced by the present subjunctive.

Below, you will find the future subjunctive conjugation chart for oír:

Pronoun	Oír Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	oyere	I will hear
Tú	oyeres	You will hear
Vos	oyeres	You will hear
Él/Ella/Usted	oyere	He/She/You will hear
Nosotros	oyéremos	We will hear
Vosotros	oyereis	You will hear
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	oyeren	They/You will hear

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate oír in the future subjunctive tense:

• Vosotros oyereis cosas raras si os quedais en el bosque de noche. / You will hear weird things if you stay in the woods at night.
• Oyeres algo al respecto, pero no prestes atención. / You will hear something about it but don’t pay attention.
• Oyéremos la verdad cuando lo encontremos, ¿verdad? / We will hear the truth when we find him, right?

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Imperfect Subjunctive

The imperfect subjunctive tense helps us express subjective ideas in the present and past tense. With the imperfect subjunctive conjugations of oír, you can tell others what would happen in hypothetical situations if they heard something. You can also use this form of oír to tell someone that you wish they had heard something specific. For example, you can say “Me gustaría que oyeras las noticias conmigo esta tarde” which means, “I would like if you heard the news with me this afternoon.”

Here’s the imperfect subjunctive conjugation chart for oír:

Pronoun	Oír Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	oyera/ oyese	I heard
Tú	oyeras/ oyeses	You heard
Vos	oyeras/ oyeses	You heard
Él/Ella/Usted	oyera/ oyese	He/She/You heard
Nosotros	oyéramos/ oyésemos	We heard
Vosotros	oyerais/ oyeseis	You heard
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	oyeran/ oyesen	They/You heard

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate oír in the imperfect subjunctive tense:

• Quisiera que oyésemos música más a menudo. / I wish we heard music more often.
• Me gustaría que oyesen esta grabación de 1994. / I would like if you heard this recording from 1994.
• Si oyeras las cosas que dices cuando estás durmiendo, te morirías de vergüenza. / If you heard the things you say when you are sleeping you would die of shame.

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How to Conjugate Oír in Perfect Subjunctive Tense

The perfect subjunctive tense is used to talk about how uncertain past events could have influenced the present. The verb oír is used in this mood to create theories about how having heard specific things could have changed the present. It’s formed by conjugating the auxiliary verb haber and the past participle oído to conjugate oír in this tense. We’ll cover the following perfect subjunctive tenses: present perfect subjunctive, future perfect subjunctive, and pluperfect subjunctive.

Present Perfect Subjunctive

We use the present perfect subjunctive to talk about ongoing past events connected to the present. You can use oír in this tense to talk about the probabilities of others hearing sounds or specific information. For example, you can say “Puede que hayan oído lo que dijiste ayer” which means, “They might have heard what you said yesterday.”

You can find the present perfect conjugation chart for the verb oír below:

Pronoun	Oír Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	Haya oído	I have heard
Tú	Hayas oído	You have heard
Vos	Hayas oído	You have heard
Él/Ella/Usted	Haya oído	He/She has heard, You have heard
Nosotros	Hayamos oído	We have heard
Vosotros	Hayáis oído	You have heard
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	Hayan oído	They/You have heard

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate oír in the present perfect subjunctive tense:

• Es posible que haya oído que había oro escondido bajo la casa, y por eso empezó a cavar. / It’s possible that he heard there was gold hidden under the house, and that’s why he started digging.
• Así haya oído lo que dicen ó no, ella tiene su propia opinión. / If she has heard what they say or not, she has her own opinion.
• Quizás hayamos oído más de lo que esperabamos oír. / Maybe we have heard more than what we were expecting to hear.

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Future Perfect Subjunctive

The future perfect subjunctive points out what could have or should have happened in the future. Oír is used in this form to talk about things we wish we will have heard later. For example, you can say “Hubieres oído la música si fueras al concierto” which means, “You will have heard the music if you were going to the concert.” We no longer use oír in this tense and usually replace it with the present perfect subjunctive or the pluperfect subjunctive.

Below, you will find the future perfect conjugation chart for the verb oír: 

Pronoun	Oír Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	Hubiere oído	I will have heard
Tú	Hubieres oído	You will have heard
Vos	Hubieres oído	You will have heard
Él/Ella/Usted	Hubiere oído	He/She/You will have heard
Nosotros	Hubiéremos oído	We will have heard
Vosotros	Hubiereis oído	You will have heard
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	Hubieren oído	They/You will have heard

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate oír in the future perfect subjunctive tense:

• Hubiere oído las noticias para cuando vuelvas de clase. / I will have heard the news by the time you are back from class.
• Hubieremos oído el escándalo en el silencio de la noche. / We will have heard the racket in the silence of the night.
• Usted hubiere oído lo que él dice sobre la casa. / You will have heard what he says about the house.

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Pluperfect Subjunctive

In Spanish, we use the pluperfect subjunctive to refer to actions that took place before other events in the past. You can use oír in this form to what you had heard played a part in later decisions or actions. For example, you can say “No dirías eso si hubieses oído lo que dijeron antes” which means, “You wouldn’t say that if you had heard what they said before.”

Here’s the pluperfect subjunctive conjugation chart for oír:

Pronoun	Oír Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	Hubiera/ Hubiese oído	I had heard
Tú	Hubieras/ Hubieses oído	You had heard
Vos	Hubieras/ Hubieses oído	You had heard
Él/Ella/Usted	Hubiera/ Hubiese oído	He/She/You had heard
Nosotros	Hubiéramos/ Hubiésemos oído	We had heard
Vosotros	Hubierais/ Hubieseis oído	You had heard
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	Hubieran/ Hubiesen oído	They/You had heard

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate oír in the pluperfect subjunctive tense:

• No creo que él hubiera oído algo, aunque hubiese estado despierto. / I don’t think he had heard anything, even if he had been awake.
• Si hubiesen oído el ruido, también tendrían miedo. / If they had heard the noise, they would be scared too.
• Si hubiesemos oído las instrucciones, no tendríamos problemas. / If we had heard the instructions, we wouldn’t have issues. 

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How to Conjugate Oír in the Imperative Tense

The imperative mood serves to give commands, orders, or advice. Notice that there are different conjugations for the negative imperative form of oír and you add the word “no” instead of “don’t.” The use of oír in the imperative tense is limited because we use its conjugations to call out or command people to listen to things. For this reason, you will see this form of oír applied in similar expressions like “¡Oye!” which literally means, “Hear!” but is replaced by the word “listen” in English translations since they are commanding you to pay attention to what you hear.

This is the imperative tense conjugation chart for the verb oír: 

Pronoun	Oír Conjugation (Affirmative)	Oír Conjugation (Negative)	English Meaning
Tú	¡Oye!	¡No oigas!	Hear!/Don’t hear!
Vos	¡Oí!	¡No oigas!	Hear!/Don’t hear!
Él/Ella/Usted	¡Oiga!	¡No oiga!	Hear!/Don’t hear!
Nosotros	¡Oigamos!	¡No oigamos!	Hear!/Don’t hear!
Vosotros	¡Oíd!	¡No oigáis!	Hear!/Don’t hear!
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	¡Oigan!	¡No oigan!	Hear!/Don’t hear!

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate oír in the imperative tense:

• ¡Oye con atención! / Listen carefully!
• ¡No oigas mentiras! / Don’t listen to lies!
• ¡Oigan esto! / Hear this!

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Tips for Conjugating Oír Correctly

If you want to learn how to conjugate oír, you need to surround yourself with the Spanish language. Studying with authentic Spanish materials can help you familiarize yourself and understand the way native speakers use the language in real life. You can learn a lot about verb use and conjugation by reading Spanish newspapers or listening to conversations between native speakers.

Here are some colloquial phrases you can use to practice conjugating oír. “Oiga” literally translates to “hear” and is a common phrase used to tell someone to pay attention or to call them out. “Así como lo oye” translates to “just the way you hear it” and is used to tell someone that a story is true, even as unbelievable as it might sound. 

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