oír Conditional Conjugation
oír — to hear
The conditional of oír is regular: add the endings -ía, -ías, -ía to the infinitive.
oír Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this for 'would hear' scenarios, like imagining a sound in a hypothetical situation or making a polite observation.
Notes on oír in the Conditional
Oír is regular in the conditional. It uses the infinitive 'oír' as the stem.
Example Sentences
Yo oiría mejor si apagaras la tele.
I would hear better if you turned off the TV.
yo
¿Oirías mis gritos si estuvieras lejos?
Would you hear my shouts if you were far away?
tú
Ellos oirían la música si abrieras la ventana.
They would hear the music if you opened the window.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: oyeria
Correct: oiría
Why: Don't use the 'y' spelling change in the conditional; keep the full infinitive stem.
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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).
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no oigas
The negative imperative of oír uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms (no oigas, no oiga).