Spanish verb hojear conjugation

hojear

to leaf through, to browse

regular verbPast participle: hojeadoGerund: hojeando

Hojear means to turn pages or browse through a book, magazine, or similar material. It is often used when referring to quickly looking through content.

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Complete conjugation of hojear

Indicative Present

El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	hojeo	Yo hojearé el libro más tarde. I will leaf through the book later.
Tú	hojeas	Tú hojearás la revista ahora. You will browse through the magazine now.
Él / Ella / Usted	hojea	Ella hojea el periódico cada mañana. She browses the newspaper every morning.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hojeamos	Nosotros hojeamos el catálogo juntos. We browse through the catalog together.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hojeáis	Vosotros hojeáis los libros en la biblioteca. You all browse the books in the library.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hojean	Ellos hojean las páginas rápidamente. They flip through the pages quickly.

Indicative Preterite

El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	hojeé	Hoy hojée varias páginas del libro. Today I leafed through several pages of the book.
Tú	hojeaste	Tú hojeaste el periódico esta mañana. You leafed through the newspaper this morning.
Él / Ella / Usted	hojeó	Él hojeó el catálogo rápidamente. He leafed through the catalog quickly.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hojeamos	Nosotros hojeamos las revistas en la sala. We leafed through the magazines in the living room.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hojeasteis	Vosotros hojeasteis el libro en la biblioteca. You all leafed through the book in the library.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hojearon	Ellos hojeearon las páginas rápidamente. They leafed through the pages quickly.

Indicative Imperfect

El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	hojeaba	Yo hojeaba las páginas del libro. I used to leaf through the pages of the book.
Tú	hojeabas	Tú hojeabas las revistas antiguas. You used to leaf through the old magazines.
Él / Ella / Usted	hojeaba	Ella hojeaba el periódico cada mañana. She used to leaf through the newspaper every morning.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hojeábamos	Nosotros hojeábamos los álbumes de fotos. We used to leaf through the photo albums.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hojeabais	Vosotros hojeabais los libros en la biblioteca. You all used to leaf through the books in the library.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hojeaban	Ellos hojeaban las páginas lentamente. They used to leaf through the pages slowly.

Indicative Present Continuous

El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	estoy hojeyando	Estoy hojeyando un libro interesante. I am leafing through an interesting book.
Tú	estás hojeyando	Estás hojeyando las páginas lentamente. You are leafing through the pages slowly.
Él / Ella / Usted	está hojeyando	Ella está hojeyando una revista. She is leafing through a magazine.
Nosotros / Nosotras	estamos hojeyando	Estamos hojeyando el catálogo de la tienda. We are leafing through the store catalog.
Vosotros / Vosotras	estáis hojeyando	Vosotros estáis hojeyando el periódico. You all are leafing through the newspaper.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	están hojeyando	Ellos están hojeyando los documentos. They are leafing through the documents.

Indicative Informal Future

El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	voy a hojear	Voy a hojear el libro esta tarde. I am going to leaf through the book this afternoon.
Tú	vas a hojear	Vas a hojear las revistas más tarde. You are going to leaf through the magazines later.
Él / Ella / Usted	va a hojear	Ella va a hojear el periódico en un momento. She is going to leaf through the newspaper in a moment.
Nosotros / Nosotras	vamos a hojear	Vamos a hojear los documentos ahora. We are going to leaf through the documents now.
Vosotros / Vosotras	vais a hojear	Vosotros vais a hojear los libros en la biblioteca. You all are going to leaf through the books at the library.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	van a hojear	Ellos van a hojear las revistas en la sala. They are going to leaf through the magazines in the lounge.

Indicative Future

El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	hojearé	Hojearé el libro mañana. I will leaf through the book tomorrow.
Tú	hojearás	Hojearás las revistas esta tarde. You will leaf through the magazines this afternoon.
Él / Ella / Usted	hojeará	Hojeará el periódico en la mañana. He/She/You will leaf through the newspaper in the morning.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hojearemos	Hojearémos el catálogo pronto. We will leaf through the catalog soon.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hojearéis	Hojearéis los libros en la biblioteca. You all will leaf through the books in the library.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hojearán	Hojearán las revistas en la sala. They/You all will leaf through the magazines in the lounge.

Indicative Conditional

El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	hojearía	Yo hojearía ese libro si tuviera tiempo. I would leaf through that book if I had time.
Tú	hojearías	Tú hojearías la revista si la encontrases. You would leaf through the magazine if you found it.
Él / Ella / Usted	hojearía	Él hojearía el periódico si tuviera interés. He would leaf through the newspaper if he was interested.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hojearíamos	Nosotros hojearíamos los documentos si fuera necesario. We would leaf through the documents if it were necessary.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hojearíais	Vosotros hojearíais el catálogo si os lo enviaran. You all would leaf through the catalog if they sent it to you.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hojearían	Ellos hojearían el libro si lo encontraran en la librería. They would leaf through the book if they found it in the bookstore.

Indicative Present Perfect

El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	he hojeado	He hojeado varios libros hoy. I have browsed through several books today.
Tú	has hojeado	¿Has hojeado esa revista? Have you browsed through that magazine?
Él / Ella / Usted	ha hojeado	Ella ha hojeado el periódico esta mañana. She has browsed the newspaper this morning.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hemos hojeado	Hemos hojeado todos los libros de la estantería. We have browsed through all the books on the shelf.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habéis hojeado	¿Habéis hojeado el catálogo nuevo? Have you all browsed the new catalog?
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	han hojeado	Ellos han hojeado varias revistas hoy. They have browsed through several magazines today.

Indicative Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	había hojeado	Ya había hojeado el libro cuando llegaste. I had already leafed through the book when you arrived.
Tú	habías hojeado	Tú habías hojeado todas las páginas antes. You had leafed through all the pages before.
Él / Ella / Usted	había hojeado	Ella había hojeado el periódico por la mañana. She had leafed through the newspaper in the morning.
Nosotros / Nosotras	habíamos hojeado	Nosotros habíamos hojeado el catálogo antes de comprar. We had leafed through the catalog before buying.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habíais hojeado	Vosotros habíais hojeado el informe ya. You all had leafed through the report already.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	habían hojeado	Ellos habían hojeado todos los libros. They had leafed through all the books.

Indicative Future Perfect

El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	habré hojeado	Para entonces, habré hojeado todos los libros. By then, I will have leafed through all the books.
Tú	habrás hojeado	Para mañana, habrás hojeado el informe. By tomorrow, you will have leafed through the report.
Él / Ella / Usted	habrá hojeado	Ella habrá hojeado el periódico antes de salir. She will have leafed through the newspaper before leaving.
Nosotros / Nosotras	habremos hojeado	Nosotros habremos hojeado todos los documentos. We will have leafed through all the documents.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habréis hojeado	Vosotros habréis hojeado el libro para entonces. You all will have leafed through the book by then.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	habrán hojeado	Ellos habrán hojeado las revistas antes de la reunión. They will have leafed through the magazines before the meeting.

Indicative Conditional Perfect

El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	habría hojeado	Yo habría hojeado el libro si tuviera tiempo. I would have leafed through the book if I had time.
Tú	habrías hojeado	Tú habrías hojeado esa revista ayer. You would have leafed through that magazine yesterday.
Él / Ella / Usted	habría hojeado	Él habría hojeado el periódico si hubiera llegado temprano. He would have leafed through the newspaper if he had arrived early.
Nosotros / Nosotras	habríamos hojeado	Nosotros habríamos hojeado el catálogo si lo hubiéramos visto. We would have leafed through the catalog if we had seen it.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habríais hojeado	Vosotros habríais hojeado el libro si lo hubierais encontrado. You all would have leafed through the book if you had found it.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	habrían hojeado	Ellos habrían hojeado las páginas si hubieran tenido tiempo. They would have leafed through the pages if they had had time.

Subjunctive Present

El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	hojee	Es importante que yo hojée el libro. It's important that I leaf through the book.
Tú	hojees	Espero que tú hojees el periódico. I hope that you leaf through the newspaper.
Él / Ella / Usted	hojee	Es posible que él hojee las páginas. It's possible that he leafs through the pages.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hojeemos	Queremos que nosotros hojeemos el archivo. We want us to leaf through the file.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hojeéis	Dudo que vosotros hojeéis el libro. I doubt that you all leaf through the book.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hojeen	Es bueno que ellas hojeen las revistas. It's good that they leaf through the magazines.

Subjunctive Imperfect

El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	hojeara	Quería que hojearas el libro ayer. I wanted you to leaf through the book yesterday.
Tú	hojearas	Esperaba que hojearas las revistas. I hoped you would leaf through the magazines.
Él / Ella / Usted	hojeara	Dudaba que él hojeara el periódico. I doubted that he leafed through the newspaper.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hojearamos	Era importante que hojearamos los documentos. It was important that we leafed through the documents.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hojearais	No creía que hojearais las cartas. I didn't believe you all leafed through the letters.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hojearan	Pensaba que ellos hojearan el informe. I thought they leafed through the report.

Subjunctive Future

El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	hojearé	Yo hojearé el libro mañana. I will leaf through the book tomorrow.
Tú	hojearás	Tú hojearás las revistas viejas. You will leaf through the old magazines.
Él / Ella / Usted	hojeará	Él hojeará el periódico en la mañana. He will leaf through the newspaper in the morning.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hojearamos	Nosotros hojearamos los documentos importantes. We will leaf through the important documents.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hojearais	Vosotros hojearais los libros en la biblioteca. You all will leaf through the books in the library.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hojearan	Ellos hojearan las páginas rápidamente. They will leaf through the pages quickly.

Subjunctive Present Perfect

El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	hoyeado	Espero que hayas hoyeado el libro. I hope you have leafed through the book.
Tú	hoyeado	Es posible que hayas hoyeado la revista. It's possible that you have leafed through the magazine.
Él / Ella / Usted	hoyeado	Es importante que haya hoyeado el informe. It's important that he/she/you have leafed through the report.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hoyeado	Creemos que hayamos hoyeado el documento. We believe that we have leafed through the document.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hoyeado	¿Habéis hoyeado las páginas? Have you all leafed through the pages?
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hoyeado	Es probable que hayan hoyeado el libro. It's likely that they/you all have leafed through the book.

Subjunctive Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	hubiera hojeado	Si hubiera hojeado el libro, lo entendería mejor. If I had leafed through the book, I would understand it better.
Tú	hubieras hojeado	Si hubieras hojeado la revista, habrías visto la noticia. If you had leafed through the magazine, you would have seen the news.
Él / Ella / Usted	hubiera hojeado	Si ella hubiera hojeado el periódico, habría sabido la verdad. If she had leafed through the newspaper, she would have known the truth.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hubiéramos hojeado	Si hubiéramos hojeado el informe, habríamos detectado el error. If we had leafed through the report, we would have detected the error.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hubierais hojeado	Si hubierais hojeado el manual, entenderíais mejor. If you all had leafed through the manual, you would understand better.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hubieran hojeado	Si hubieran hojeado las instrucciones, no habrían cometido el error. If they had leafed through the instructions, they wouldn't have made the mistake.

Subjunctive Future Perfect

El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	hubiere hojeado	Para entonces, ya hubiere hojeado el libro. By then, I will have already leafed through the book.
Tú	hubieres hojeado	Cuando llegues, ya hubieres hojeado el informe. When you arrive, you will have already leafed through the report.
Él / Ella / Usted	hubiere hojeado	Es probable que él hubiere hojeado las páginas. He probably will have leafed through the pages.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hubiéremos hojeado	Para entonces, nosotros hubiéremos hojeado todo el manual. By then, we will have leafed through the entire manual.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hubiereis hojeado	Cuando lleguéis, ya hubiereis hojeado el catálogo. When you all arrive, you will have already leafed through the catalog.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hubieren hojeado	Es posible que ellos hubieren hojeado los documentos. It is possible that they will have leafed through the documents.

Imperative Affirmative

El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	hojeo	No uses hoyear en la biblioteca. Don't leaf through (a book) in the library.
Tú	hojea	¡Hoyea el documento ahora! Leaf through the document now!
Él / Ella / Usted	hojee	Hojee el informe antes de entregar. Leaf through the report before submitting.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hojeemos	Hojemos el libro juntos. Let's leaf through the book together.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hojead	Hojead las páginas con cuidado. Leaf through the pages carefully.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hojeen	Hojeen el catálogo para escoger. Leaf through the catalog to choose.

Imperative Negative

El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	no hojée	No hojée los libros sin permiso. Don't leaf through the books without permission.
Tú	no hojées	No hojées esa revista ahora. Don't leaf through that magazine now.
Él / Ella / Usted	no hojée	Por favor, no hojée ese documento. Please, don't leaf through that document.
Nosotros / Nosotras	no hojemos	No hojemos esas páginas todavía. Let's not leaf through those pages yet.
Vosotros / Vosotras	no hojéis	No hojéis ese libro en clase. Don't leaf through that book in class.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	no hojén	No hojén esas revistas en la sala. Don't leaf through those magazines in the living room.