Oíais

Oíais is the second-person plural imperfect indicative form of the Spanish verb oír, meaning “to hear.” It is used with the subject vosotros and translates to “you all were hearing” or “you all used to hear” in English. In dialects that do not use vosotros, the corresponding past tense with ustedes would typically be oían.

Conjugation and form: The imperfect forms of oír are oía, oías, oía, oíamos, oíais, oían. The form oíais is formed from the stem oí- plus the imperfect ending -ais. The accent marks help indicate the correct syllable stress in this past tense form.

Usage notes: The imperfect conveys a past action that was habitual or ongoing, rather than a completed event. It is commonly used to set a scene, describe background actions, or recount repeated experiences in the past. In everyday speech, oíais appears primarily in Spain or other regions that maintain the vosotros form; in many Latin American varieties, the ustedes form is used instead, with oían in the imperfect.

Example: Cuando éramos jóvenes, oíais música desde la casa de al lado todas las noches. This sentence illustrates a habitual past action directed at vosotros.

See also: oír, conjugation of oír, Spanish verb conjugation by tense and mood, vosotros.