The Conditional Mood of Oír is used to express what you would hear or listen to under certain conditions or hypothetical situations, for example: Oiría la música si tuviera mis audífonos puestos. (I would hear the music if I had my hearing aids on.)

Oír is a regular verb in Spanish, which means its conjugations in the Conditional Mood follow the same pattern as other verbs with the same infinitive ending.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Aparecer (to appear) in the Conditional Mood tense (Latin American Spanish):

The Conditional (Indicative) of oír is used to express what would happen or what someone would do in a hypothetical situation.

To hear or listen: For example, Yo oiría la música más alto si no tuviera vecinos ruidosos. (I would listen to the music louder if I didn’t have noisy neighbors.)

To obey or follow: For example, Los niños oirían a sus padres si les explicaran mejor las reglas. (The children would obey their parents if they explained the rules better.)

To pay attention or heed: For example, El gobierno oiría las demandas de los manifestantes si realmente les importara la gente. (The government would heed the demands of the protesters if they really cared about the people.)

To overhear (colloquial): For example, Oiría los chismes de mis vecinas si no pusiera la música tan alto. (I would overhear my neighbors’ gossip if I didn’t play the music so loud.)

To listen attentively (idiomatic): For example, Si me oyeras de vez en cuando, no tendríamos tantos problemas. (If you would listen to me once in a while, we wouldn’t have so many problems.)

Examples

Examples of Aparecer in the Conditional Mood

Si oiría música en el parque, me relajaría mucho. (If I would hear music in the park, I would relax a lot.)

Cuando oiríamos las noticias por la mañana, nos enteraríamos de los eventos más recientes. (When we would hear the news in the morning, we would learn about the latest events.)

Los niños oirían cuentos antes de dormir. (The children would hear stories before going to bed.)

En la fiesta, oiríamos música a todo volumen. (At the party, we would hear music at full volume.)

Si oirías los rumores, ¿qué pensarías? (If you would hear the rumors, what would you think?)

Cuando viajamos, oiríamos diferentes acentos y dialectos. (When we travel, we would hear different accents and dialects.)

En la reunión, oirían las últimas actualizaciones del proyecto. (In the meeting, they would hear the latest project updates.)

Si oiría esa canción otra vez, me traería recuerdos de mi juventud. (If I would hear that song again, it would bring back memories of my youth.)

Cuando oirías el timbre, sabrías que alguien está en la puerta. (When you would hear the doorbell, you would know someone is at the door.)

Los fans oirían al cantante en el concierto. (The fans would hear the singer at the concert.)

Si oiríamos un ruido extraño en la noche, nos asustaríamos. (If we would hear a strange noise at night, we would get scared.)

Cuando oirías las noticias falsas, ¿las creerías? (When you would hear fake news, would you believe it?)

En la clase de idiomas, oiríamos diferentes acentos y dialectos. (In the language class, we would hear different accents and dialects.)

Si oiría un chisme sobre un amigo, no lo creería. (If I would hear a rumor about a friend, I wouldn’t believe it.)

Cuando oirían el silbato del árbitro, sabrían que el juego ha terminado. (When they would hear the referee’s whistle, they would know the game has ended.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Aparecer (to appear) in the Conditional Mood tense (Latin American Spanish) with English Translations:

This post covers Latin American Spanish. For Castilian Spanish, click here

Synonyms

The Conditional mood is also known as the Simple Conditional, Conditional Simple, Would Tense, or Future of the Past in English, and as Condicional Simple, Pospretérito, Potencial Simple, or Condicional de Indicativo in Spanish.