Ver conjugation chart
Ver present tense
presente · I speak
| yo | I see | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you see | |
| vos | you see | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she sees | |
| nosotros | we see | |
| vosotros | you all see | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they see |
Irregular only in the yo form, veo; the rest has the same endings as comer.
Ver preterite
pretérito · I spoke
| yo | I saw | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you saw | |
| vos | you saw | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she saw | |
| nosotros | we saw | |
| vosotros | you all saw | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they saw |
Regular: same endings as comer.
Ver imperfect
pretérito imperfecto · I used to speak
| yo | I used to see | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you used to see | |
| vos | you used to see | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she used to see | |
| nosotros | we used to see | |
| vosotros | you all used to see | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they used to see |
Irregular in every form: worth learning by heart.
Ver future
futuro · I will speak
| yo | I will see | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you will see | |
| vos | you will see | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she will see | |
| nosotros | we will see | |
| vosotros | you all will see | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they will see |
Regular: same endings as comer.
Ver conditional
condicional · I would speak
| yo | I would see | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you would see | |
| vos | you would see | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she would see | |
| nosotros | we would see | |
| vosotros | you all would see | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they would see |
Regular: same endings as comer.
Ver present subjunctive
presente de subjuntivo · that I speak
| yo | that I see | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | that you see | |
| vos | that you see | |
| él, ella, usted | that he/she see | |
| nosotros | that we see | |
| vosotros | that you all see | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | that they see |
Irregular stem ve- (from the yo form veo) + -a, -as, -amos, -áis, -an.
Ver imperfect subjunctive
imperfecto de subjuntivo · if I spoke
| yo | if I saw | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | if you saw | |
| vos | if you saw | |
| él, ella, usted | if he/she saw | |
| nosotros | if we saw | |
| vosotros | if you all saw | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | if they saw |
Regular: same endings as comer.
In the subjunctive, vos takes the same form as tú in careful speech. The imperfect subjunctive also has an -se form (viese), more common in writing.
Ver affirmative commands
imperativo · speak!
| tú | see! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | see! | |
| usted | see! | |
| nosotros | let's see! | |
| vosotros | see! | |
| ustedes | see! |
The tú form is the él form of the present: ve. Usted, nosotros and ustedes come from the present subjunctive (vea, veamos, vean).
Ver negative commands
imperativo negativo · don't speak!
| tú | don't see! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | don't see! | |
| usted | don't see! | |
| nosotros | let's not see! | |
| vosotros | don't see! | |
| ustedes | don't see! |
Built from the present subjunctive: no + veas, vea…
Always the verb haber + the past participle visto, which never changes.
Ver present perfect
pretérito perfecto · I have spoken
| yo | he visto |
|---|---|
| tú | has visto |
| vos | has visto |
| él, ella, usted | ha visto |
| nosotros | hemos visto |
| vosotros | habéis visto |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | han visto |
Ver pluperfect
pluscuamperfecto · I had spoken
| yo | había visto |
|---|---|
| tú | habías visto |
| vos | habías visto |
| él, ella, usted | había visto |
| nosotros | habíamos visto |
| vosotros | habíais visto |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habían visto |
Ver future perfect
futuro perfecto · I will have spoken
| yo | habré visto |
|---|---|
| tú | habrás visto |
| vos | habrás visto |
| él, ella, usted | habrá visto |
| nosotros | habremos visto |
| vosotros | habréis visto |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrán visto |
Ver conditional perfect
condicional perfecto · I would have spoken
| yo | habría visto |
|---|---|
| tú | habrías visto |
| vos | habrías visto |
| él, ella, usted | habría visto |
| nosotros | habríamos visto |
| vosotros | habríais visto |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrían visto |
Ver present perfect subjunctive
pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · that I have spoken
| yo | haya visto |
|---|---|
| tú | hayas visto |
| vos | hayas visto |
| él, ella, usted | haya visto |
| nosotros | hayamos visto |
| vosotros | hayáis visto |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | hayan visto |
In Latin America, ustedes is the only “you all”; vosotros is used only in Spain. Vos is used in Argentina, Uruguay and much of Central America. Uncheck the boxes above to hide what you don’t need.
Watch out
Ver is “to see” and also “to watch”: veo la tele. Looking at something on purpose is mirar, and the imperfect keeps the e: veía.
Examples with ver
No veo nada sin mis gafas.
I can't see anything without my glasses.
¿Viste el partido?
Did you see the game?
De niña, veía dibujos animados todas las tardes.
As a girl, I watched cartoons every afternoon.
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Verbs like ver
Irregular preterite (ver → vi). Also irregular in the preterite:
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