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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

ver

to see, to watch

  • #10 most used
  • Irregular -er verb
  • Gerund: vendo
  • Past participle: visto

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. eu I see
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you see
  3. nós we see
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all see

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. eu I saw
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you saw
  3. nós we saw
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all saw

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

  1. eu I am going to see
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to see
  3. nós we are going to see
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all are going to see

Imperfect

Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. eu I used to see
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you used to see
  3. nós we used to see
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all used to see

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

  1. eu I would see
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you would see
  3. nós we would see
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all would see

Present subjunctive

Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. eu (that) I see
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you see
  3. nós (that) we see
  4. vocês, eles, elas (that) you all see

Past subjunctive

Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”

  1. eu (if) I saw
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you saw
  3. nós (if) we saw
  4. vocês, eles, elas (if) you all saw

Future subjunctive

Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future

  1. eu (when) I see
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you see
  3. nós (when) we see
  4. vocês, eles, elas (when) you all see

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você see!
  2. vocês see! (all of you)

How to use ver

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Eu vejo minha família todo domingo.

    I see my family every Sunday.

  2. Past

    Você viu o jogo ontem à noite?

    Did you watch the game last night?

  3. Future

    Vamos ver um filme hoje à noite?

    Shall we watch a movie tonight?

  4. Imperfect

    Da janela a gente via o mar.

    From the window we could see the sea.

  5. Conditional

    Eu veria esse filme de novo com prazer.

    I'd gladly watch this movie again.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quero que você veja essa foto.

    I want you to see this photo.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se você visse a casa, entenderia o preço.

    If you saw the house, you'd understand the price.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando vir a Maria, manda um beijo.

    When you see Maria, send her a kiss.

  9. Imperative

    Veja só que lindo esse pôr do sol!

    Just look how beautiful this sunset is!

Good to know

  • "A gente se vê" is "see you"; "vamos ver" is "let's see" or "we'll see".
  • "Viu?" at the end of a sentence just asks "okay?": me liga, viu?

Where you hear ver

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 1

  • Eu vejo o Rafael todo dia. I see Rafael every day.
  • Eu vi um filme ontem. I watched a film yesterday.
  • Nós vamos ver o jogo. We're going to watch the game.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2

  • Eu vejo a praia da minha janela. I see the beach from my window.
  • Nós vimos uma praia linda. We saw a beautiful beach.
  • Nós vamos ver um filme hoje à noite. We're going to watch a film tonight.
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Do You Like Music?

Beginner Level 1 · ver

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I Went, I Saw, I Ate

Beginner Level 1 · eu vi · você viu

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What Did You Do at the Weekend?

Beginner Level 2 · eu vi · você viu

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We Went to an Island

Beginner Level 2 · nós vimos

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Where Are You All?

Beginner Level 3 · vendo

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I Was Sleeping When the Storm Started

Beginner Level 3 · vocês viram

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The Interview

Intermediate Level 1 · eu me vejo

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I'm Sorry You're Upset

Intermediate Level 1 · veja · Eu vejo.

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Nobody Had Thought of That

Intermediate Level 1 · visto

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However Much I Like Her

Intermediate Level 2 · se veem

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Suddenly, It Started to Rain

Intermediate Level 2 · se via

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Without Anyone Seeing

Intermediate Level 3 · visse

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