Ver Conjugation: How To Conjugate To See In Spanish

Ver (Meaning: to see) is an essential verb for all students. The conjugation of ver in the present tense is: Yo veo (I see), tú ves (you see), él/ella/usted ve (he/she sees; you see), nosotros vemos (we see), vosotros veis (you see) and ellos/ellas/ustedes ven (they see; you see).

Ver is an irregular ER verb. This means aspects of its stem and endings when conjugated in the present tense are different than other regular ER verbs. This page on our site covers both regular and irregular Spanish ER verbs in detail.

Verb conjugation in the present tense

Further down this page we’ve provided conjugation charts for ver with example sentences in the following eight major verb tenses:

• Present tense (presente de indicativo)
• Near future (futuro inmediato)
• Future tense (futuro)
• Preterite (pretérito)
• Present perfect indicative (perfecto de indicativo)
• Imperfect (imperfecto de indicativo)
• Conditional (potential simple)
• Present subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Verb conjugation table

Ver conjugation in a nutshell

The following graphic shows conjugations for ver in the first-person singular (yo) form in twelve verb tenses.

Ver conjugation charts

Present tense (presente de indicativo)

In the present tense, yo veo translates to both “I see” and “I am seeing”.

yo veo	I see	Yo veo la montaña.	I see the mountain.
tú ves	you see	Tú ves el océano.	You see the ocean.
él/ella, usted ve	he/she sees, you see	Ella ve las estrellas.	She sees the stars.
nosotros vemos	we see	Nosotros vemos a los niños.	We visit the kids.
vosotros veis	you see	Vosotros veis los árboles.	You see the trees.
ellos/ellas, ustedes ven	they/you see	Ellos ven la película.	They're watching the movie.

Near future (futuro inmediato)

The Spanish near future tense is formed with the following construction: ir (to go) in the present tense + preposition a + infinitive. Yo voy a ver transaltes to “I am going to see”.

yo voy a ver	I am going to see	Voy a ver un obra de teatro.	I'm going to see a play.
tú vas a ver	you are going to see	Tú vas a ver el espectáculo.	You're going to see the show.
él/ella, usted va a ver	he/she is going to see, you are going to see	Él va a ver una exhibición.	He's going to see an exhibition.
nosotros vamos a ver	we are going to see	Nosotros vamos a ver un musical.	We're going to see a musical.
vosotros vais a ver	you are going to see	Vosotros vais a ver un concierto.	You are going to see a concert.
ellos/ellas, ustedes van a ver	they/you are going to see	Ellos van a ver una presentación.	They're going to see a performance.

Future tense (futuro)

In the Spanish future tense, yo veré translates to “I will see”.

yo veré	I will see	Yo veré si sea posible.	I'll see if it's possible.
tú verás	you will see	Algún día tú verás la verdad.	Someday you'll see the truth.
él/ella, usted verá	he/she/you will see	Él verá si ella pueda venir.	He'll see if she can come.
nosotros veremos	we will see	Nosotros veremos quién viene a la fiesta.	We'll see who's coming to the party.
vosotros veréis	you will see	Vosotros veréis a mucha gente.	You'll see a lot of people
ellos/ellas, ustedes verán	you/they will see	Ellos verána a todos sus familiares.	They'll see all their relatives.

Preterite (pretérito)

The preterite is a commonly used past tense used to express past actions which occurred at defined times. Yo vi translates to “I saw”.

yo vi	I saw	Yo vi la película.	I saw the movie.
tú viste	you saw	Tú viste la serie.	You saw the TV series.
Él/ella, usted vio	he/she/you saw	Él vio el obra de teatro.	He saw the play.
nosotros vimos	we say	Nosotros vimos el concierto.	We saw the concert.
vosotros visteis	you saw	Vosotros visteis la exhibición de Van Gogh.	You saw the Van Gogh exhibition.
ellos/ellas, ustedes vieron	you/they saw	Ellos vieron la orquesta.	They saw the orchestra.

Present perfect indicative (perfecto de indicativo)

The present perfect is another commonly used past tense which is used to express past actions which may have a bearing on the present. Yo he visto translates to “I have seen”.

yo he visto	I have seen	No he visto el espectáculo.	I haven't seen the show.
tú has visto	you have seen	¿Has visto a Pablo?	Have you seen Pablo?
él/ella, usted ha visto	he/she has seen; you have seen	Ella todavía no ha visto la serie.	She still hasn't seen the TV series.
nosotros hemos visto	we have seen	Nosotros hemos visto el concierto dos veces.	We've seen the concert twice.
vosotros habéis visto	you have seen	¿Habéis visto a los primos?	Have you seen the cousins?
ellos/ellas, ustedes han visto	they/you have seen	Ellos no han visto la exposición.	They haven't seen the exhibition.

Imperfect (imperfecto de indicativo)

The imperfect tense is used to express past actions which occurred over time. Yo veía translates to “I used to see”, “I was seeing” and “I saw”.

yo veía	I used to see, was seeing, saw	Cuando ere niño, veía a mis abuelos todos los años.	When I was a child, I used to see my grandparents every year.
tú veías	you used to see, were seeing, saw	Cuando vivías a Madrid, veías rara vez a sus padres.	When you were living in Madrid, you rarely saw your parents.
él/ella, usted veía	he/she (you) was (were) seeing, used to see, saw	Ella veía a sus primos de vez en cuando.	She used to see her cousins from time to time.
nosotros veíamos	we were seeing, used to see, saw	Nosotros veíamos a nuestros nietos cada Navidad.	We used to see our grandchildren every Christmas.
vosotros veíais	you used to see, were seeing, saw	Vosotros veíais a vuestros parientes cada verano.	You used to see your relatives every summer.
ellos/ellas, ustedes veían	they/you were seeing, used to see, saw	Ellos veían a sus compañeros de clase durante las vacaciones.	They used to see their classmates during vacation.

Conditional (potential simple)

The conditional tense is used to express hypothetical actions. Yo vería translates to “I would see”.

yo vería	I would see	Yo vería la película si tuviera más tiempo.	I'd see the movie if I had more time.
tú verías	you would see	Tú verías a tus primos si vivieran de esta ciudad.	You'd see your cousins if they lived closer to this city.
él/ella, usted vería	he/she/you would see	Ella vería el concierto si estuviera libre esta noche.	She's see the concert if she were free tonight.
nosotros veríamos	we would see	Nosotros veríamos a la exhibición si los boleto estuvieran en venta.	We'd see the exhibition if the tickets were on sale.
vosotros veríais	you would see	Vosotros veríais la serie si tuvierais un televisor.	You'd watch the series if you had a TV set.
ellos/ellas, ustedes verían	they would see	Ellos verían a sus amigos si vivieran en este país.	They'd see their friends if they lived in this country.

Present subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

The subjunctive mood is used to express wishes, emotions and doubts. Yo vea translates to “I see”.

yo vea	I see	Queire que yo vea la película.	He wants me to see the movie.
tú veas	you see	Es importante que veas a tu cuñado.	It's important that you see your brother-in-law.
él/ella, usted vea	he/she sees, you see	Es una lastima que ella no vea la serie.	It's a shame she's not watching the series.
nosotros veamos	we see	Es necesario que nos veamos hoy.	It's necessary that we see each other today.
vosotros veáis	you see	Es dudoso que veáis la verdad.	It's doubtful that you're seeing the truth.
ellos/ellas, ustedes vean	they/you see	Es fantástico que ellos el concierto.	It's fantastic that they're seeing the concert.

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