Conjugate oír in the present tense in Spanish (El Presente)

Oír (to hear) is irregular in El Presente in Spanish because it has an irregular stem.

Learn how to conjugate "oír" in El Presente in Spanish

yo oigo
oyes
él / ella / Ud. oye
nosotros / nosotras mos
vosotros / vosotras s
ellos / ellas / Uds.   oyen
Notice that in the first person singular there is a -g- before the ending.
In the rest of the conjugation the -i-  is replaced with a -y- EXCEPT for nosotros/vosotros.

Look at and listen to these examples:

Yo oigo muy mal.I hear very badly.

¿Tú oyes la brisa del mar?Do you hear the sea breeze?

Él no oye nada, es sordo.He can't hear anything, he's deaf.

Nosotros oímos el tráfico de coches desde casa.We can hear the traffic from home.

¿Vosotros oís ese ruido?Do you hear that noise?

Ellas oyen todo lo que decís.They hear everything you say.

¿Ustedes oyen ruido de los vecinos?Do you hear noise from the neighbours?

 

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Nosotros oímos el tráfico de coches desde casa.We can hear the traffic from home.
Él no oye nada, es sordo.He can't hear anything, he's deaf.
¿Ustedes oyen ruido de los vecinos?Do you hear noise from the neighbours?
Yo oigo muy mal.I hear very badly.
¿Tú oyes la brisa del mar?Do you hear the sea breeze?
¿Vosotros oís ese ruido?Do you hear that noise?
Ellas oyen todo lo que decís.They hear everything you say.
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