Ver Conjugation | How to Conjugate Ver in Spanish

Ver means “to see,” “to watch,” or “to notice/check.” You will learn its veo present form, vi preterite, irregular imperfect veía, subjunctive vea / viera, participle visto, and commands.

Ver conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Irregular. Ver uses veo — “I see,” the short preterite vi / vio, imperfect veía..., present subjunctive vea..., past/future subjunctive viera / viere..., gerund viendo, and participle visto.

Ver gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund supports progressive constructions, and the past participle combines with haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — in compound forms. The participle visto remains invariant in those compounds.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	ver	to see / watch
Gerund	viendo	seeing / watching
Past participle	visto	seen / watched

Ver meaning and essential uses

Ver is highly frequent and usually transitive. Its basic sense is visual perception: Veo la montaña. — “I see the mountain.” It also means watching audiovisual content: Vemos una película. — “We watch a movie.”

RAE also records intellectual perception, checking, considering, and anticipating: Veo el problema. — “I see/understand the problem.” Voy a ver cuánto cuesta. — “I am going to check how much it costs.”

Ver irregular conjugation patterns

The present is veo, ves, ve, vemos, veis, ven. The preterite is short and irregular: vi, viste, vio, vimos, visteis, vieron, with no accent marks on vi or vio.

The imperfect is veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veíais, veían. Present subjunctive uses vea..., past/future subjunctive use vier-, and all compound tenses use irregular participle visto.

Ver indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Ver present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. The first-person singular is veo; the remaining present forms are short and high-frequency.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	veo	I see / watch
Tú — you, singular informal	ves	you see / watch
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ve	he / she sees / watches; you see / watch (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vemos	we see / watch
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	veis	you see / watch (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	ven	they see / watch; you see / watch (plural)

• Veo la montaña desde mi ventana. — I see the mountain from my window.

Ver preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. The preterite is vi, viste, vio, vimos, visteis, vieron; vi and vio do not carry written accents.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	vi	I saw / watched
Tú — you, singular informal	viste	you saw / watched
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	vio	he / she saw / watched; you saw / watched (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vimos	we saw / watched
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	visteis	you saw / watched (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	vieron	they saw / watched; you saw / watched (plural)

• Ayer vi una película excelente. — Yesterday I watched an excellent movie.

Ver imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. The imperfect is the irregular-looking veía... family.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	veía	I used to see / watch / was seeing / watching
Tú — you, singular informal	veías	you used to see / watch / were seeing / watching
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	veía	he / she used to see / watch / was seeing / watching; you used to see / watch / were seeing / watching (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	veíamos	we used to see / watch / were seeing / watching
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	veíais	you used to see / watch / were seeing / watching (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	veían	they used to see / watch / were seeing / watching; you used to see / watch / were seeing / watching (plural)

• De niño veía dibujos animados cada mañana. — As a child, I used to watch cartoons every morning.

Ver present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar — “to be” — plus viendo — “seeing / watching.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estoy viendo	I am seeing / watching
Tú — you, singular informal	estás viendo	you are seeing / watching
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	está viendo	he / she is seeing / watching; you are seeing / watching (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estamos viendo	we are seeing / watching
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estáis viendo	you are seeing / watching (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	están viendo	they are seeing / watching; you are seeing / watching (plural)

• Estoy viendo una serie nueva. — I am watching a new series.

Ver near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. Form it with present ir — “to go” — plus a — “to” — and ver.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy a ver	I am going to see / watch
Tú — you, singular informal	vas a ver	you are going to see / watch
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va a ver	he / she is going to see / watch; you are going to see / watch (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos a ver	we are going to see / watch
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais a ver	you are going to see / watch (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van a ver	they are going to see / watch; you are going to see / watch (plural)

• Voy a ver el informe después. — I am going to look at the report later.

Ver future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	veré	I will see / watch
Tú — you, singular informal	verás	you will see / watch
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	verá	he / she will see / watch; you will see / watch (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	veremos	we will see / watch
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	veréis	you will see / watch (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	verán	they will see / watch; you will see / watch (plural)

• Veremos los resultados mañana. — We will see the results tomorrow.

Ver conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	vería	I would see / watch
Tú — you, singular informal	verías	you would see / watch
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	vería	he / she would see / watch; you would see / watch (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	veríamos	we would see / watch
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	veríais	you would see / watch (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	verían	they would see / watch; you would see / watch (plural)

• Vería esa película otra vez. — I would watch that movie again.

Ver present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to a present reference frame; regional distribution varies. Every compound form uses the irregular participle visto — “seen / watched.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	he visto	I have seen / watched
Tú — you, singular informal	has visto	you have seen / watched
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ha visto	he / she has seen / watched; you have seen / watched (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hemos visto	we have seen / watched
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habéis visto	you have seen / watched (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	han visto	they have seen / watched; you have seen / watched (plural)

• He visto a Marta esta mañana. — I have seen Marta this morning.

Ver past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. Every compound form uses the irregular participle visto — “seen / watched.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	había visto	I had seen / watched
Tú — you, singular informal	habías visto	you had seen / watched
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	había visto	he / she had seen / watched; you had seen / watched (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habíamos visto	we had seen / watched
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habíais visto	you had seen / watched (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habían visto	they had seen / watched; you had seen / watched (plural)

• Ya habíamos visto ese problema. — We had already seen that problem.

Ver future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. Every compound form uses the irregular participle visto — “seen / watched.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habré visto	I will have seen / watched
Tú — you, singular informal	habrás visto	you will have seen / watched
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habrá visto	he / she will have seen / watched; you will have seen / watched (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habremos visto	we will have seen / watched
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habréis visto	you will have seen / watched (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrán visto	they will have seen / watched; you will have seen / watched (plural)

• Para entonces habrán visto todos los documentos. — By then they will have seen all the documents.

Ver conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. Every compound form uses the irregular participle visto — “seen / watched.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habría visto	I would have seen / watched
Tú — you, singular informal	habrías visto	you would have seen / watched
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habría visto	he / she would have seen / watched; you would have seen / watched (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habríamos visto	we would have seen / watched
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habríais visto	you would have seen / watched (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrían visto	they would have seen / watched; you would have seen / watched (plural)

• Habría visto la diferencia con más tiempo. — I would have seen the difference with more time.

Ver subjunctive conjugations

Ver present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. The present subjunctive uses vea....

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	vea	that I see / watch
Tú — you, singular informal	veas	that you see / watch
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	vea	that he / she see / watch; that you see / watch (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	veamos	that we see / watch
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	veáis	that you see / watch (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	vean	that they see / watch; that you see / watch (plural)

• Quiero que veas esto. — I want you to see this.

Ver imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. These forms use vier-; the main table shows the -ra series.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	viera	that I saw / watched
Tú — you, singular informal	vieras	that you saw / watched
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	viera	that he / she saw / watched; that you saw / watched (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	viéramos	that we saw / watched
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vierais	that you saw / watched (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	vieran	that they saw / watched; that you saw / watched (plural)

• Preferían que viéramos la película juntos. — They preferred that we watch the movie together.
• Era mejor que vieses primero los datos. — It was better for you to look at the data first.

Ver future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. These rare forms use vier-.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	viere	if / when I should see / watch
Tú — you, singular informal	vieres	if / when you should see / watch
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	viere	if / when he / she should see / watch; if / when you should see / watch (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	viéremos	if / when we should see / watch
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	viereis	if / when you should see / watch (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	vieren	if / when they should see / watch; if / when you should see / watch (plural)

• Quien viere una irregularidad deberá comunicarla. — Whoever should see an irregularity must report it.

Ver present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. Every compound form uses the irregular participle visto — “seen / watched.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haya visto	that I have seen / watched
Tú — you, singular informal	hayas visto	that you have seen / watched
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haya visto	that he / she has seen / watched; that you have seen / watched (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hayamos visto	that we have seen / watched
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hayáis visto	that you have seen / watched (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hayan visto	that they have seen / watched; that you have seen / watched (plural)

• Me alegra que hayas visto la diferencia. — I am glad that you saw the difference.

Ver past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Every compound form uses the irregular participle visto — “seen / watched.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera visto	that I had seen / watched
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras visto	that you had seen / watched
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera visto	that he / she had seen / watched; that you had seen / watched (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos visto	that we had seen / watched
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais visto	that you had seen / watched (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran visto	that they had seen / watched; that you had seen / watched (plural)

• Si hubiera visto el mensaje, habría respondido. — If I had seen the message, I would have replied.
• Si hubieses visto la señal, habrías frenado. — If you had seen the sign, you would have braked.

Ver future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form, not an everyday conversational target. Every compound form uses the irregular participle visto — “seen / watched.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiere visto	if / when I should have seen / watched
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieres visto	if / when you should have seen / watched
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiere visto	if / when he / she should have seen / watched; if / when you should have seen / watched (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéremos visto	if / when we should have seen / watched
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubiereis visto	if / when you should have seen / watched (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieren visto	if / when they should have seen / watched; if / when you should have seen / watched (plural)

• Si hubieren visto algún daño, deberán registrarlo. — If they should have seen any damage, they must record it.

Ver imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. The nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Ver affirmative commands

Use the verified affirmative command forms for direct instructions when the target meaning supports them naturally.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	ve	see
Usted — you, singular formal	vea	see (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	veamos	let’s see
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	ved	see (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	vean	see (plural)

• Ve este video primero. — Watch this video first.

Ver negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, with no — “not / do not” — before the verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no veas	do not see
Usted — you, singular formal	no vea	do not see (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no veamos	let’s not see
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no veáis	do not see (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no vean	do not see (plural)

• No veas esa pantalla desde tan cerca. — Do not watch that screen from so close.

Common constructions with Ver

These patterns show sentence frames that materially affect how the target verb is used.

• ver algo / a alguien. — to see something / someone.
• ver una película / serie / programa. — to watch a movie / series / program.
• ver que + clause. — to see / notice / understand that something is the case.
• ir a ver / ver si. — to go see / check whether.

Example sentences with Ver

These examples reinforce the target verb across useful forms and contexts already taught in the lesson.

• ¿Ves la diferencia? — Do you see the difference?
• Vamos a ver qué pasa. — Let us see what happens.
• Veo que estás ocupado. — I see that you are busy.
• Espero que veas la película. — I hope you watch the movie.
• Ya hemos visto esta parte. — We have already seen this part.
• Ve primero las instrucciones. — Look at the instructions first.

Regional and usage notes for Ver

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes for project comparability. Voseo changes some second-person singular forms in regions where vos — “you, singular informal” — is used.

• Vos ves el problema claramente. — You see the problem clearly. (voseo)
• Ve con tus propios ojos. — See it with your own eyes. (affirmative vos command; same written form as tú)

For ver, learn the distinctive anchors veo, preterite vi / vio, imperfect veía..., subjunctive vea / viera / viere, and participle visto. The short forms vi and vio carry no written accent.