How do you conjugate ver in Spanish?

Ver is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What are common idiomatic expressions with ver?

Common idiomatic expressions using ver include: "a ver" (let's see), "no tener nada que ver con" (to have nothing to do with), "ya veremos" (we'll see). These expressions are frequently used in everyday Spanish conversation.

What should I know about using ver?

Ver is irregular in several tenses with unique conjugation patterns

What verbs are related to ver?

Verbs related to ver include: prever, entrever. These verbs share similar meanings, stems, or conjugation patterns.

How do you use ver in a sentence?

Example: "Veo la televisión todas las noches." which means "I watch television every night." in English.

What are synonyms for ver?

Spanish synonyms for ver include: mirar, observar, contemplar. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Ver

to see

🎯

Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

ver

🏃

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

viendo

📋

Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

visto

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	veo I see	I see
tú	ves you see	you see
él/ella/usted	ve he/she/you sees	he/she/you sees
nosotros	vemos we see	we see
vosotros	veis you all see	you all see
ellos/ustedes	ven they/you all see	they/you all see

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	veía I used to see	I used to see
tú	veías you used to see	you used to see
él/ella/usted	veía he/she/you used to see	he/she/you used to see
nosotros	veíamos we used to see	we used to see
vosotros	veíais you all used to see	you all used to see
ellos/ustedes	veían they/you all used to see	they/you all used to see

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	vi I seen	I seen
tú	viste you seen	you seen
él/ella/usted	vio he/she/you seen	he/she/you seen
nosotros	vimos we seen	we seen
vosotros	visteis you all seen	you all seen
ellos/ustedes	vieron they/you all seen	they/you all seen

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	veré I will see	I will see
tú	verás you will see	you will see
él/ella/usted	verá he/she/you will see	he/she/you will see
nosotros	veremos we will see	we will see
vosotros	veréis you all will see	you all will see
ellos/ustedes	verán they/you all will see	they/you all will see

🎯

Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	vería I would see	I would see
tú	verías you would see	you would see
él/ella/usted	vería he/she/you would see	he/she/you would see
nosotros	veríamos we would see	we would see
vosotros	veríais you all would see	you all would see
ellos/ustedes	verían they/you all would see	they/you all would see

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	vea that I see	that I see
tú	veas that you see	that you see
él/ella/usted	vea that he/she/you see	that he/she/you see
nosotros	veamos that we see	that we see
vosotros	veáis that you all see	that you all see
ellos/ustedes	vean that they/you all see	that they/you all see

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	viera or viese that I seen	that I seen
tú	vieras or vieses that you seen	that you seen
él/ella/usted	viera or viese that he/she/you seen	that he/she/you seen
nosotros	viéramos or viésemos that we seen	that we seen
vosotros	vierais or vieseis that you all seen	that you all seen
ellos/ustedes	vieran or viesen that they/you all seen	that they/you all seen

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he visto I have seen	I have seen
tú	has visto you have seen	you have seen
él/ella/usted	ha visto he/she/you have seen	he/she/you have seen
nosotros	hemos visto we have seen	we have seen
vosotros	habéis visto you all have seen	you all have seen
ellos/ustedes	han visto they/you all have seen	they/you all have seen

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había visto I had seen	I had seen
tú	habías visto you had seen	you had seen
él/ella/usted	había visto he/she/you had seen	he/she/you had seen
nosotros	habíamos visto we had seen	we had seen
vosotros	habíais visto you all had seen	you all had seen
ellos/ustedes	habían visto they/you all had seen	they/you all had seen

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube visto I had seen	I had seen
tú	hubiste visto you had seen	you had seen
él/ella/usted	hubo visto he/she/you had seen	he/she/you had seen
nosotros	hubimos visto we had seen	we had seen
vosotros	hubisteis visto you all had seen	you all had seen
ellos/ustedes	hubieron visto they/you all had seen	they/you all had seen

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré visto I will have seen	I will have seen
tú	habrás visto you will have seen	you will have seen
él/ella/usted	habrá visto he/she/you will have seen	he/she/you will have seen
nosotros	habremos visto we will have seen	we will have seen
vosotros	habréis visto you all will have seen	you all will have seen
ellos/ustedes	habrán visto they/you all will have seen	they/you all will have seen

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría visto I would have seen	I would have seen
tú	habrías visto you would have seen	you would have seen
él/ella/usted	habría visto he/she/you would have seen	he/she/you would have seen
nosotros	habríamos visto we would have seen	we would have seen
vosotros	habríais visto you all would have seen	you all would have seen
ellos/ustedes	habrían visto they/you all would have seen	they/you all would have seen

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya visto that I have seen	that I have seen
tú	hayas visto that you have seen	that you have seen
él/ella/usted	haya visto that he/she/you have seen	that he/she/you have seen
nosotros	hayamos visto that we have seen	that we have seen
vosotros	hayáis visto that you all have seen	that you all have seen
ellos/ustedes	hayan visto that they/you all have seen	that they/you all have seen

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera visto that I had seen	that I had seen
tú	hubieras visto that you had seen	that you had seen
él/ella/usted	hubiera visto that he/she/you had seen	that he/she/you had seen
nosotros	hubiéramos visto that we had seen	that we had seen
vosotros	hubierais visto that you all had seen	that you all had seen
ellos/ustedes	hubieran visto that they/you all had seen	that they/you all had seen

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	ve	see! (you)
usted	vea	see! (you formal)
nosotros	veamos	let's see!
vosotros	ved	see! (you all)
ustedes	vean	see! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no veas	don't see! (you)
usted	no vea	don't see! (you formal)
nosotros	no veamos	let's not see!
vosotros	no veáis	don't see! (you all)
ustedes	no vean	don't see! (you all)

More About "ver"

Idiomatic Expressions

a ver

let's see

💡 Expressing curiosity or asking to examine something

no tener nada que ver con

to have nothing to do with

💡 Indicating no connection or relationship

ya veremos

we'll see

💡 Expressing uncertainty about the future

vérselas con alguien

to deal with someone / to face someone

💡 Confronting or managing a difficult person or situation

no poder ver a alguien

to not be able to stand someone

💡 Expressing strong dislike

dejarse ver

to show up / to make an appearance

💡 Appearing after a long absence

Examples in Context

Veo la televisión todas las noches.

I watch television every night.

Present

Vi una película increíble ayer.

I saw an incredible movie yesterday.

Preterite

Nos vemos mañana.

See you tomorrow.

Present

He visto esa serie antes.

I have seen that series before.

Present Perfect

Veremos qué pasa.

We will see what happens.

Future

Related Verbs

prever(to foresee, anticipate)

compound verb with pre- prefix

entrever(to glimpse, catch sight of)

compound verb with entre- prefix

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

mirar(to look at, watch)

More active - implies directing one's gaze intentionally

observar(to observe)

More formal, emphasizes careful watching

contemplar(to contemplate, gaze at)

Implies thoughtful, prolonged viewing

presenciar(to witness)

Emphasizes being present at an event

Usage Notes

•Ver is irregular in several tenses with unique conjugation patterns
•Past participle "visto" is irregular (not "verido" or "veído")
•Present tense yo form is irregular: "veo" (keeps the full stem)
•Commonly used in reflexive form "verse" meaning "to see oneself" or "to meet"
•The construction "verse + adjective" describes how someone looks or appears
•Frequently used in expressions about meeting: "nos vemos" (see you)
•Imperfect tense is regular: veía, veías, veía
•Often confused with "mirar" - "ver" is passive seeing, "mirar" is active looking

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