oír Present Subjunctive Conjugation
oír — to hear
The present subjunctive of oír is based on the 'yo' form (oigo), resulting in the stem 'oig-'.
oír Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this after expressions of desire, doubt, or emotion (e.g., 'Espero que me oigas' - I hope you hear me).
Notes on oír in the Present Subjunctive
Because the present indicative 'yo' form is 'oigo', the subjunctive uses 'oig-' for all persons (oiga, oigas, oiga, etc.).
Example Sentences
Espero que oigas lo que te digo.
I hope that you hear what I'm telling you.
tú
Dudo que ellos oigan el timbre.
I doubt that they hear the doorbell.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Es importante que oigamos todas las opiniones.
It's important that we hear all opinions.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: oya
Correct: oiga
Why: Subjunctive stems usually come from the 'yo' form of the present indicative (oigo), not the 'tú' form (oyes).
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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.
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no oigas
The negative imperative of oír uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms (no oigas, no oiga).