Present
| veo | |
| ves | |
| ves | |
| ve | |
| vemos | |
| veis | |
| ven |
- Irregular yo form: veo
Spanish -er verb
Ver conjugation and the participle visto
ver: to see
Ver looks short and regular, but it has an irregular yo form (veo), an imperfect that keeps the e (veía), a participle you have to memorize (visto) and preterite forms written without accents.
At a glance
Where ver breaks the pattern
Ver is irregular in the present and imperfect, and its past participle is visto.
Irregular yo form
veo · Present
One of the three irregular imperfects
veía, veías, veíamos, veíais, veían · Imperfect
Irregular past participle visto
visto · all compound tenses
The present subjunctive, affirmative imperative and negative imperative are built from those forms, so they have nothing new to learn.
Quick facts
- visto · irregular, not vido
- viendo · regular
- Only three affirmative commands have their own forms: tú ve, vos ve and vosotros ved. Every other command, and every negative one, is the present subjunctive: vea, veamos, vean; no veas.
Focused practice
Practise ver now
Type the forms from memory, irregular ones first.
Conjugation tables for ver
Marked letters break the regular -er pattern. Vosotros: Spain. Vos: voseo regions such as Argentina.
Indicative
Preterite
| vi | |
| viste | |
| viste | |
| vio | |
| vimos | |
| visteis | |
| vieron |
Imperfect
| veía | |
| veías | |
| veías | |
| veía | |
| veíamos | |
| veíais | |
| veían |
- One of the three irregular imperfects: veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veíais, veían
Future
| veré | |
| verás | |
| verás | |
| verá | |
| veremos | |
| veréis | |
| verán |
Present Perfect
| he visto | |
| has visto | |
| has visto | |
| ha visto | |
| hemos visto | |
| habéis visto | |
| han visto |
- haber + visto
Past Perfect
| había visto | |
| habías visto | |
| habías visto | |
| había visto | |
| habíamos visto | |
| habíais visto | |
| habían visto |
- haber + visto
Future Perfect
| habré visto | |
| habrás visto | |
| habrás visto | |
| habrá visto | |
| habremos visto | |
| habréis visto | |
| habrán visto |
- haber + visto
Conditional
Conditional
| vería | |
| verías | |
| verías | |
| vería | |
| veríamos | |
| veríais | |
| verían |
Conditional Perfect
| habría visto | |
| habrías visto | |
| habrías visto | |
| habría visto | |
| habríamos visto | |
| habríais visto | |
| habrían visto |
- haber + visto
Subjunctive
Present Subjunctive
| vea | |
| veas | |
| veas | |
| vea | |
| veamos | |
| veáis | |
| vean |
- Built on the present yo form veo
Imperfect Subjunctive (-ra)
| viera | |
| vieras | |
| vieras | |
| viera | |
| viéramos | |
| vierais | |
| vieran |
Imperfect Subjunctive (-se)
| viese | |
| vieses | |
| vieses | |
| viese | |
| viésemos | |
| vieseis | |
| viesen |
Future Subjunctive
| viere | |
| vieres | |
| vieres | |
| viere | |
| viéremos | |
| viereis | |
| vieren |
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| haya visto | |
| hayas visto | |
| hayas visto | |
| haya visto | |
| hayamos visto | |
| hayáis visto | |
| hayan visto |
- haber + visto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| hubiera visto | |
| hubieras visto | |
| hubieras visto | |
| hubiera visto | |
| hubiéramos visto | |
| hubierais visto | |
| hubieran visto |
- haber + visto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| hubiere visto | |
| hubieres visto | |
| hubieres visto | |
| hubiere visto | |
| hubiéremos visto | |
| hubiereis visto | |
| hubieren visto |
- haber + visto
Imperative
Affirmative Imperative
| ve | |
| ve | |
| vea | |
| veamos | |
| ved | |
| vean |
- Built on the present subjunctive
Negative Imperative
| no veas | |
| no veas | |
| no vea | |
| no veamos | |
| no veáis | |
| no vean |
- Built on the present subjunctive
Usage
Visto, vio, and ver vs mirar
Visto is the past participle of ver: he visto la película, nunca lo había visto. It also works as an adjective and in fixed phrases: está muy visto (it’s been done to death), dar el visto bueno (to give approval).
Vi and vio are one syllable, so they take no written accent, unlike regular comí or comió. The same goes for dio, fue and fui.
Ver is to see or watch: veo la tele, ¿ves aquel edificio? Mirar is to look at something on purpose: mira esto, me miró sin decir nada. Watching television can take either, but ver la tele is far more common.
In the imperfect, ver keeps its e: veía, veíamos. A regular -er verb would lose it, as in comía, so learners often write vía by analogy.
Easy to confuse
- ve is the present él and tú command of ver, but also the tú command of ir.
- ven is the present ellos of ver, but also the tú command of venir.
Check yourself
Try before revealing
Yo ___. (ver · present)
Say or form the answer before you check it.
Try before revealing
Nosotros ___. (ver · imperfect)
Say or form the answer before you check it.
Related verbs
Practise the pattern in context
- Imperfect vs preterite practice
- Present subjunctive practice
- Past participles as adjectives : using visto as an adjective