The Spanish verb ver means "to see". Below are its 8 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of ver is yo veo, tú ves, él/ella/usted ve, nosotros vemos, vosotros veis, ellos/ellas/ustedes ven. It is irregular: 2 of its 6 present forms break the regular -er pattern. The tables below cover 8 tenses, from the present to the present perfect. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.
Forms in orange break the regular -er pattern.
| yo | veo (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | ves | |
| él/ | ve | |
| nosotros | vemos | |
| vosotros | veis (irregular) | |
| ellos/ | ven |
| yo | vi (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | viste |
| él/ | vio (irregular) |
| nosotros | vimos |
| vosotros | visteis |
| ellos/ | vieron |
| yo | veía (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | veías (irregular) |
| él/ | veía (irregular) |
| nosotros | veíamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | veíais (irregular) |
| ellos/ | veían (irregular) |
| yo | veré |
|---|---|
| tú | verás |
| él/ | verá |
| nosotros | veremos |
| vosotros | veréis |
| ellos/ | verán |
| yo | vería |
|---|---|
| tú | verías |
| él/ | vería |
| nosotros | veríamos |
| vosotros | veríais |
| ellos/ | verían |
| yo | vea (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | veas (irregular) |
| él/ | vea (irregular) |
| nosotros | veamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | veáis (irregular) |
| ellos/ | vean (irregular) |
| tú | ve |
|---|---|
| usted | vea (irregular) |
| nosotros | veamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | ved |
| ustedes | vean (irregular) |
| yo | he visto (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | has visto (irregular) |
| él/ | ha visto (irregular) |
| nosotros | hemos visto (irregular) |
| vosotros | habéis visto (irregular) |
| ellos/ | han visto (irregular) |
Ver is irregular. Its table shows veo and veis in the present, vi and vio in the preterite, veía in the imperfect, vea in the present subjunctive, and visto as the past participle.
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Ver is irregular.
The preterite forms are vi, viste, vio, vimos, visteis, and vieron.
The gerund is viendo and the past participle is visto. The present perfect uses forms of haber, such as he visto and han visto.