Ver Conjugation in Spanish

Conjugation, Usage, and Examples

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Tenemos ojos para poder ver. (We have eyes to be able to see.). Adam Drobiec / EyeEm / Getty Images

The Spanish verb ver means "to see" or "to watch." Its conjugation is mostly regular, although the pattern varies in the past participle, visto (seen), and the first-person singular present, veo (I see). Other verbs derived from ver, such as prever (to preview or to foresee) and entrever (to partly see or to suspect), follow the same conjugation pattern. A verb that is similar in meaning is mirar, which can be translated as "to look."

This article includes ver conjugations in the indicative mood (present, past, conditional and future), the subjunctive mood (present and past), the imperative mood, and other verb forms.

Present Indicative

The first person singular conjugation veo is slightly irregular. Normally we would remove the ending -er before adding the present tense ending -o, but in this case, the e in ver stays to produce veo.

Yo veo Yo veo las noticias todos los días. I watch the news every day.
ves Tú ves a tu hija bailar. You watch your daughter dance.
Usted/él/ella ve Ella ve una película con su amiga. She watches a movie with her friend.
Nosotros vemos Nosotros vemos a muchos pacientes en la clínica. We see many patients at the clinic.
Vosotros veis Vosotros veis a vuestra abuela frecuentemente. You see your grandmother frequently.
Ustedes/ellos/ellas ven Ellos ven muchas cosas interesantes en el museo. They see many interesting things at the museum.

Preterite Indicative

The preterite is used to talk about completed events in the past.

Yo vi Yo vi las noticias todos los días. I watched the news every day.
viste Tú viste a tu hija bailar. You watched your daughter dance.
Usted/él/ella vio Ella vio una película con su amiga. She watched a movie with her friend.
Nosotros vimos Nosotros vimos a muchos pacientes en la clínica. We saw many patients at the clinic.
Vosotros visteis Vosotros visteis a vuestra abuela frecuentemente. You saw your grandma frequently.
Ustedes/ellos/ellas vieron Ellos vieron muchas cosas interesantes en el museo. They saw many interesting things at the museum.

Imperfect Indicative

The imperfect is used to talk about ongoing or repeated actions in the past. It can be translated as "was watching" or "used to watch."

Yo veía Yo veía las noticias todos los días. I used to watch the news every day.
veías Tú veías a tu hija bailar. You used to watch your daughter dance.
Usted/él/ella veía Ella veía una película con su amiga. She used to watch a movie with her friend.
Nosotros veíamos Nosotros veíamos a muchos pacientes en la clínica. We used to see many patients at the clinic.
Vosotros veíais Vosotros veíais a vuestra abuela frecuentemente. You used to see your grandma frequently.
Ustedes/ellos/ellas veían Ellos veían muchas cosas interesantes en el museo. They used to see many interesting things at the museum.

Future Indicative

Yo veré Yo veré las noticias todos los días. I will watch the news every day.
verás Tú verás a tu hija bailar. You will watch your daughter dance.
Usted/él/ella verá Ella verá una película con su amiga. She will watch a movie with her friend.
Nosotros veremos Nosotros veremos a muchos pacientes en la clínica. We will see many patients at the clinic.
Vosotros veréis Vosotros veréis a vuestra abuela frecuentemente. You will see your grandma frequently.
Ustedes/ellos/ellas verán Ellos verán muchas cosas interesantes en el museo. They will see many interesting things at the museum.

Periphrastic Future Indicative 

The periphrastic future is formed with three parts: the present tense conjugation of the verb ir (to go), the preposition a, and the infinitive of the verb.

Yo voy a ver Yo voy a ver las noticias todos los días. I am going to watch the news every day.
vas a ver Tú vas a ver a tu hija bailar. You are going to watch your daughter dance.
Usted/él/ella va a ver Ella va a ver una película con su amiga. She is going to watch a movie with her friend.
Nosotros vamos a ver Nosotros vamos a ver a muchos pacientes en la clínica. We are going to see many patients at the clinic.
Vosotros vais a ver Vosotros vais a ver a vuestra abuela frecuentemente. You are going to see your grandma frequently.
Ustedes/ellos/ellas van a ver Ellos van a ver muchas cosas interesantes en el museo. They are going to see many interesting things at the museum.

Present Progressive/Gerund Form

The progressive tenses use the verb estar with the gerund form viendo.

Present Progressive of Ver está viendo Ella está viendo a su hija bailar. She is watching her daughter dance.

Ver Past Participle

The past participle is used to form perfect tenses like the present perfect. Usually the past participle of -er verbs is formed with the ending -ido, but ver is irregular since its past participle is visto.

Present Perfect of Ver ha visto Ella ha visto a su hija bailar. She has watched her daughter dance.

Ver Conditional Indicative

The conditional tense is usually translated to English as "would + verb."

Yo vería Yo vería las noticias todos los días si no me durmiera tan temprano. I would watch the news every day if I didn't fall asleep so early.
verías Tú verías a tu hija bailar si no estuvieras ocupada. You would watch your daughter dance if you were not busy.
Usted/él/ella vería Ella vería una película con su amiga, pero no se ponen de acuerdo en la película. She would watch a movie with her friend, but they don't agree on a movie.
Nosotros veríamos Nosotros veríamos a muchos pacientes en la clínica si tuviéramos más doctores. We would see many patients at the clinic if we had more doctors.
Vosotros veríais Vosotros veríais a vuestra abuela frecuentemente si vivierais más cerca. You would see your grandma frequently if you lived closer.
Ustedes/ellos/ellas verían Ellos verían muchas cosas interesantes en el museo si tuvieran más tiempo. They would see many interesting things at the museum if they had more time.

Ver Present Subjunctive

Que yo vea Mi profesor sugiere que yo vea las noticias todos los días. My professor suggests that I watch the news every day.
Que tú veas La instructora pide que tú veas a tu hija bailar. The instructor asks that you watch your daughter dance.
Que usted/él/ella vea Carlos espera que ella vea una película con su amiga. Carlos hopes that she watches a movie with her friend. 
Que nosotros veamos El joven espera que nosotros veamos a muchos pacientes en la clínica. The young man hopes that we see many patients at the clinic. 
Que vosotros veáis Vuestra madre espera que vosotros veáis a vuestra abuela frecuentemente. Your mother hopes that you see your grandmother frequently.
Que ustedes/ellos/ellas vean Pedro recomienda que ellos vean muchas cosas interesantes en el museo. Pedro recommends that they see many interesting things at the museum.

Ver Imperfect Subjunctive

The imperfect subjunctive is used similarly to the present subjunctive, but in situations that happened in the past. There are two options for conjugating the imperfect subjunctive:

Option 1

Que yo viera Mi profesor sugería que yo viera las noticias todos los días. My professor suggested that I watch the news every day.
Que tú vieras La instructora pedía que tú vieras a tu hija bailar. The instructor asked that you watch your daughter dance.
Que usted/él/ella viera Carlos esperaba que ella viera una película con su amiga. Carlos hoped that she watch a movie with her friend. 
Que nosotros viéramos El joven esperaba que nosotros viéramos a muchos pacientes en la clínica. The young man hoped that we see many patients at the clinic. 
Que vosotros vierais Vuestra madre esperaba que vosotros vierais a vuestra abuela frecuentemente. Your mother hoped that you see your grandmother frequently.
Que ustedes/ellos/ellas vieran Pedro recomendaba que ellos vieran muchas cosas interesantes en el museo. Pedro recommended that they see many interesting things at the museum.

Option 2

Que yo viese Mi profesor sugería que yo viese las noticias todos los días. My professor suggested that I watch the news every day.
Que tú vieses La instructora pedía que tú vieses a tu hija bailar. The instructor asked that you watch your daughter dance.
Que usted/él/ella viese Carlos esperaba que ella viese una película con su amiga. Carlos hoped that she watch a movie with her friend. 
Que nosotros viésemos El joven esperaba que nosotros viésemos a muchos pacientes en la clínica. The young man hoped that we see many patients at the clinic. 
Que vosotros vieseis Vuestra madre esperaba que vosotros vieseis a vuestra abuela frecuentemente. Your mother hoped that you see your grandmother frequently.
Que ustedes/ellos/ellas viesen Pedro recomendaba que ellos viesen muchas cosas interesantes en el museo. Pedro recommended that they see many interesting things at the museum.

Ver Imperative

The imperative mood has both positive and negative forms, which are used to give commands.

Positive Commands

ve ¡Ve a tu hija bailar! Watch your daughter dance!
Usted vea ¡Vea una película con su amiga! Watch a movie with your friend!
Nosotros veamos ¡Veamos a muchos pacientes en la clínica! Let's see many patients at the clinic!
Vosotros ved ¡Ved a tu abuela frecuentemente! See your grandma frequently!
Ustedes vean ¡Vean muchas cosas interesantes en el museo! See many interesting things at the museum!

Negative Commands

no veas ¡No veas a tu hija bailar! Don't watch your daughter dance!
Usted no vea ¡No vea una película con su amiga! Don't watch a movie with your friend!
Nosotros no veamos ¡No veamos a muchos pacientes en la clínica! Let's not see many patients at the clinic!
Vosotros no veáis ¡No veáis a tu abuela frecuentemente! Don't see your grandma frequently!
Ustedes no vean ¡No vean muchas cosas interesantes en el museo! Don't see many interesting things at the museum!
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