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SPANISH VERB

ver

to see

  • #8 most used
  • Irregular -er verb
  • Gerund: viendo
  • Past participle: visto

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I see
  2. tú you see
  3. usted, él, ella he/she sees
  4. nosotros we see
  5. vosotros Spain you all see
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they see

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I saw
  2. tú you saw
  3. usted, él, ella he/she saw
  4. nosotros we saw
  5. vosotros Spain you all saw
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they saw

Imperfect

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

  1. yo I used to see
  2. tú you used to see
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to see
  4. nosotros we used to see
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to see
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to see

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will see
  2. tú you will see
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will see
  4. nosotros we will see
  5. vosotros Spain you all will see
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will see

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would see
  2. tú you would see
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would see
  4. nosotros we would see
  5. vosotros Spain you all would see
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would see

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I see
  2. tú (that) you see
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she see
  4. nosotros (that) we see
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all see
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they see

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I saw
  2. tú (if) you saw
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she saw
  4. nosotros (if) we saw
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all saw
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they saw

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú see!
  2. usted see! (formal)
  3. nosotros see! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain see! (all of you)
  5. ustedes see! (all of you)

How to use ver

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

  1. Present

    Veo a mis papás cada fin de semana.

    I see my parents every weekend.

  2. Past

    ¿Viste el partido anoche? ¡Qué golazo!

    Did you see the game last night? What a goal!

  3. Imperfect

    De chicos veíamos caricaturas los sábados.

    As kids we watched cartoons on Saturdays.

  4. Future

    Nos veremos en la estación a las cinco.

    We will see each other at the station at five.

  5. Conditional

    Yo vería esa serie con gusto otra vez.

    I would happily watch that show again.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quiero que veas esta foto de tu abuelo.

    I want you to see this photo of your grandfather.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si vieras cómo creció la niña...

    If you saw how much the girl has grown...

  8. Imperative

    Ve esta foto, ¿no es tu primo?

    Look at this photo, isn't that your cousin?

Good to know

  • Nos vemos is "see you"; a ver is "let's see".

Where you hear ver

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

Spanish · Beginner Level 1

  • Desde aquí veo la plaza. From here I can see the square.
  • Ayer vi una película. Yesterday I saw a film.
  • Mañana vamos a ver una película. Tomorrow we're going to see a film.

Spanish · Beginner Level 2

  • Desde arriba se ve todo el valle. From the top you can see the whole valley.
  • Vimos la iglesia y el museo. We saw the church and the museum.
  • La doctora lo va a ver en un momento. The doctor is going to see you in a moment.
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It's Hot Today, Isn't It?

Beginner Level 1 · ¡Nos vemos!

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I Like the Rain

Beginner Level 1 · ver

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I'm Looking for a Present

Beginner Level 1 · viendo · Solo estoy viendo.

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What Did You See?

Beginner Level 1 · vi · viste

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Back in Oaxaca

Beginner Level 2 · verte · verla · verlo · se ve

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Your Room Is Upstairs

Beginner Level 2 · ve

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Where Is It?

Beginner Level 2 · vimos

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What Did You Do This Week?

Beginner Level 2 · vimos · vio

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Sometimes, Almost Never

Beginner Level 2 · ves

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We Climbed the Mountain

Beginner Level 2 · vieron

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Two Thousand Years Ago

Beginner Level 2 · se ve

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They Stole My Phone

Beginner Level 2 · vio

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And 34 more lessons.

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