oír Negative Imperative Conjugation
oír — to hear
The negative imperative of oír uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms (no oigas, no oiga).
oír Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to listen to something or to ignore a sound.
Notes on oír in the Negative Imperative
All negative commands for oír use the 'oig-' stem from the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
No oigas sus mentiras.
Don't listen to (hear) his lies.
tú
No oiga esa música tan fuerte.
Don't listen to that music so loud.
No oigamos lo que dicen los vecinos.
Let's not listen to what the neighbors are saying.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no oyes
Correct: no oigas
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: oigo
The present tense of oír is highly irregular, featuring a 'g' in the 'yo' form (oigo) and 'y' in most other forms.
Preterite
yo: oí
The preterite of oír uses 'y' in the third-person forms (oyó, oyeron) and adds accents to every 'i'.
Imperfect
yo: oía
The imperfect of oír is regular for -ir verbs but requires an accent on the 'í' (oía, oías, oía).
Future
yo: oiré
The future tense of oír is completely regular: just add endings to the infinitive (oiré, oirás, oirá).
Conditional
yo: oiría
The conditional of oír is regular: add the endings -ía, -ías, -ía to the infinitive.
Present Subjunctive
yo: oiga
The present subjunctive of oír is based on the 'yo' form (oigo), resulting in the stem 'oig-'.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: oyera
The imperfect subjunctive of oír uses the 'oy-' stem from the preterite (oyera, oyeras, oyera).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: oye
The imperative of oír uses 'oye' (tú) and 'oiga' (usted) to get someone's attention.