Ver Conjugation | How to Conjugate Ver in Spanish

In this article, we’ll look at what the Spanish verb ver means and how to use it. I’ll walk you through the different conjugations of ver and provide a conjugation chart for each tense. You’ll also have some example sentences to help you practice. Let’s get started!

The verb ver most closely means “to see” in English, but it can also mean “to watch,” “to view,” or “to look.” As one of many irregular verbs in Spanish, ver doesn’t follow a common conjugation pattern so you’ll need to learn its conjugations in different tenses.

Note that in English, “see” and “watch” have similar meanings but are used in different situations. Something similar happens with ver in Spanish. Ver is used almost the same as the verb “to see” but it can sometimes be used as the verb “to watch.” For example, to say “I’ll watch the game” you’d say “Yo voy a ver el partido.”

Let’s begin by taking a look at the three most common conjugations of this verb: the infinitive, the gerund, and the past participle.

Here are three example sentences that use the conjugations of ver from the table above:

• Infinitive: Podremos ver las estrellas hoy. (We’ll be able to see the stars today.)
• Gerund: Estamos viendo una película. (We are watching a movie.)
• Past Participle: He visto muchos pájaros últimamente. (I’ve seen a lot of birds lately.)

Now that you know the meaning of ver, you can start learning all of its different conjugations. In the table below, click on the tense you want to learn to see a description, conjugation chart, and example sentences for each tense:

How to Conjugate Ver in Indicative Tense

We use indicative tenses in Spanish to speak about the current reality. This mood helps us express ideas or facts that are considered to be true. All conjugations of this mood have the same stem ve- or vi- and different endings. We’ll go over the following tenses: present, future, preterite, imperfect, and conditional.

Indicative Present

The indicative present is one of the most commonly used verb forms of ver. We use it to talk about actions or events happening now or events that will happen in the near future. It also helps us describe absolute statements or talk about routines.

In the following table, you can see a conjugation chart for the present tense of ver in Spanish:

Pronoun	Ver Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	Veo	I see
Tú	Ves	You see
Vos	Ves	You see
Él/Ella/Usted	Ve	He/She sees, You see
Nosotros	Vemos	We see
Vosotros	Veis	You see
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	Ven	They see, You see

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate ver in the indicative present tense:

• Vemos la misma película todas las Navidades. (We watch the same movie every Christmas.)
• Ellos solo ven documentales. (They only watch documentaries.)
• Siempre veo el pronóstico del clima antes de salir. (I always see the weather forecast before going out.)

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Indicative Future

We use the future tense to refer to an action or event that will most likely happen. The indicative future also helps us talk about intentions or probabilities. Note that this is one of the most frequently used future tenses in Spanish.

Below is a table of how to conjugate ver in the indicative future tense:

Pronoun	Ver Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	Veré	I will see
Tú	Verás	You will see
Vos	Verás	You will see
Él/Ella/Usted	Verá	He/She/You will see
Nosotros	Veremos	We will see
Vosotros	Veréis	You will see
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	Verán	They will see, You will see

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate ver in the indicative future tense:

• Veré si puedo pasar por el supermercado más tarde. (I’ll see if I can go by the supermarket later.)
• ¡Quién sabe qué película verán! (Who knows what movie they’ll watch!)
• Veremos los fuegos artificiales esta noche. (We will see the fireworks tonight.)

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Indicative Preterite

The indicative preterite is one of the most common past tense forms of ver. We use it to describe events or actions that were completed in the past. You’ll usually see this tense used with a time marker but it can also be used without one.

In the table below you can see the conjugations for the verb ver in the indicative preterite tense:

Pronoun	Ver Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	Vi	I saw
Tú	Viste	You saw
Vos	Viste	You saw
Él/Ella/Usted	Vio	He/She/You saw
Nosotros	Vimos	We saw
Vosotros	Visteis	You saw
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	Vieron	They saw, You saw

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate ver in the indicative preterite tense:

• Vi que lanzaron una nueva canción. (I saw that they released a new song.)
• Él me dijo que vio todo en orden. (He told me that he saw everything in order.)
• La semana pasada vimos un partido de béisbol. (Last week we watched a baseball game.)

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Indicative Imperfect

We use the imperfect tense to refer to past events that were recurring. It’s often used to talk about routines, traditions, or experiences in the past. Even though the Spanish word for “used to” is “solía,” you can also think of the translation in this tense as “used to see” to emphasize that it’s used for repeated past events.

Here’s the indicative imperfect conjugation chart for ver:

Pronoun	Ver Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	Veía	I saw
Tú	Veías	You saw
Vos	Veías	You saw
Él/Ella/Usted	Veía	He/She/You saw
Nosotros	Veíamos	We saw
Vosotros	Veíais	You saw
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	Veían	They saw, You saw

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate ver in the indicative imperfect tense:

• Veías ese programa de televisión cuando eras una niña pequeña. (You used to watch that TV show when you were a little girl.)
• Nosotros veíamos caer la nieve durante el invierno. (We saw the snow falling during the winter.)
• Él siempre veía el vaso medio lleno. (He always saw the glass half full.)

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Indicative Conditional

The conditional tense helps us speak about a future event that will only happen if another one takes place. We also use it to describe intentions or desires of the future. You’ll likely see it used along with words like “if” or “when.”

The table below is a conjugation chart of ver for the indicative conditional tense:

Pronoun	Ver Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	Vería	I would see
Tú	Verías	You would see
Vos	Verías	You would see
Él/Ella/Usted	Vería	He/She/You would see
Nosotros	Veríamos	We would see
Vosotros	Veríais	You would see
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	Verían	They would see, You would see

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate ver in the indicative conditional tense:

• Vería el partido contigo pero tengo trabajo qué hacer. (I would watch the game with you but I have work to do.)
• ¿Verías si los niños están dormidos cuando subas? (Would you see if the kids are asleep when you go upstairs?)
• Veríamos la serie si tuviéramos ese servicio de streaming. (We would watch the show if we had that streaming service.)

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How to Conjugate Ver in Perfect Tense

We use perfect tenses to talk about past actions that happened recently or events that will happen in the future. All perfect tenses are compound. That means they are made up of the helping verb haber and the past participle of ver (visto). The conjugations of ver in this tense are the present perfect, future perfect, past perfect, conditional perfect, and preterite perfect.

Present Perfect

The present perfect tense helps us speak about actions or events that were completed immediately before the present. We can also use this tense to talk about experiences or relevant situations that connect to the present.

Below is a table of how to conjugate ver in the present perfect tense:

Pronoun	Ver Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	He visto	I have seen
Tú	Has visto	You have seen
Vos	Has visto	You have seen
Él/Ella/Usted	Ha visto	He/She has seen, You have seen
Nosotros	Hemos visto	We have seen
Vosotros	Habéis visto	You have seen
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	Han visto	They have seen, You have seen

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate ver in the present perfect tense:

• Ya he visto esa serie antes. (I have seen that show before.)
• Hemos visto a Gabriel varias veces esta semana. (We have seen Gabriel a few times this week.)
• ¿Habéis visto la tabla de puntajes? (Have you seen the scoreboard?)

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Future Perfect

We use the future perfect to refer to something that will be completed in the future. It can help us express possibilities or wishes. It can also help us indicate something that might have or could have happened, in the past.

Here’s the conjugation chart for ver in the future perfect tense:

Pronoun	Ver Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	Habré visto	I will have seen
Tú	Habrás visto	You will have seen
Vos	Habrás visto	You will have seen
Él/Ella/Usted	Habrá visto	He/She/You will have seen
Nosotros	Habremos visto	We will have seen
Vosotros	Habréis visto	You will have seen
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	Habrán visto	They will have seen, You will have seen

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate ver in the future perfect tense:

• Habré visto esa película por tercera vez esta noche. (I will have seen that movie for the third time tonight.)
• Como ya lo habrás visto, hemos remodelado el edificio. (As you will have seen, we have remodeled the building.)
• Ellos habrán visto la isla desde el avión. (They will have seen the island from the airplane.)

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Past Perfect (Pluperfect)

The past perfect tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past. It also helps us make hypotheses about the past. You might often see this verb being used along with a conjunction like “if” or “when.”

In the table below, you’ll see how to conjugate ver in the past perfect tense:

Pronoun	Ver Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	Había visto	I had seen
Tú	Habías visto	You had seen
Vos	Habías visto	You had seen
Él/Ella/Usted	Había visto	He/She/You had seen
Nosotros	Habíamos visto	We had seen
Vosotros	Habíais visto	You had seen
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	Habían visto	They had seen, You had seen

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate ver in the past perfect tense:

• Nunca la había visto antes. (I had never seen her before.)
• Creí que ya habías visto la noticia. (I thought you had already seen the news.)
• ¿Alguna vez habíais visto algo tan hermoso? (Had you ever seen something so beautiful?)

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Conditional Perfect

We use the conditional perfect tense to talk about an action that would have happened in the past but didn’t. It can also help us describe probabilities of past events or theories of what could have been.

Below you’ll find a conjugation chart for ver in the conditional perfect tense:

Pronoun	Ver Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	Habría visto	I would have seen
Tú	Habrías visto	You would have seen
Vos	Habrías visto	You would have seen
Él/Ella/Usted	Habría visto	He/She/You have seen
Nosotros	Habríamos visto	We would have seen
Vosotros	Habríais visto	You would have seen
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	Habrían visto	They would have seen, You would have seen

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate ver in the conditional perfect tense:

• Habría visto el mensaje a tiempo, pero no revisé mi celular. (I would have seen the message on time but I didn’t check my phone.)
• Lo habrían visto si hubieran estado a tiempo. (You would have seen it if you had been on time.)
• Si se hubiera ido, lo habríamos visto. (If he had left, we would have seen him.)

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Preterite Perfect (Past Anterior)

In Spanish, we use the preterite perfect tense to talk about an event that happened before another event in the past. This tense is rarely used in spoken Spanish anymore and you might come across it in older literature. In its place, we now use the indicative preterite tense.

Take a look at the following table to see the conjugations of ver in preterite perfect:

Pronoun	Ver Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	Hube visto	I saw
Tú	Hubiste visto	You saw
Vos	Hubiste visto	You saw
Él/Ella/Usted	Hubo visto	He/She/You saw
Nosotros	Hubimos visto	We saw
Vosotros	Hubisteis visto	You saw
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	Hubieron visto	They saw, You saw

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate ver in the preterite perfect tense:

• Cuando lo hube visto, corrí a avisar al resto. (When I saw it, I ran to warn the others.)
• ¡Qué bueno que hubisteis visto la noticia a tiempo! (It’s so good that you saw the news in time!)
• Me pregunto si ellos hubieron visto el aviso para voltear a la derecha. (I wonder if they saw the sign to turn right.)

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How to Conjugate Ver in Subjunctive Tense

Subjunctive tenses in Spanish help us express subjectivity or events that are unreal. We use them to describe hypotheses, wishes, desires, emotions, or possibilities. We conjugate in this mood using the stem ve– or vi- and different endings. The subjunctive tenses are the present subjunctive, future subjunctive, and imperfect subjunctive.

Present Subjunctive

The present subjunctive helps us describe present or future events that are uncertain. We can use it to express desires, possibilities, guesses, or recommendations. It’s common to see it in conditional phrases along with conjunctions like “if” or “when.”

In the table below, you’ll find the present subjunctive conjugations for ver:

Pronoun	Ver Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	Vea	I see
Tú	Veas	You see
Vos	Veas	You see
Él/Ella/Usted	Vea	He/She sees, You see
Nosotros	Veamos	We see
Vosotros	Veáis	You see
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	Vean	They see, You see

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate ver in the present subjunctive tense:

• Cuando lo veas, dile que la comida está lista. (When you see him, tell him that dinner is ready.)
• Quisiera que ellos vean la nueva casa. (I would like for them to see the new house.)
• Ojalá que veamos una aurora boreal en nuestro viaje. (Let’s hope that we see an aurora borealis on our trip.)

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Future Subjunctive

The future subjunctive tense is used to refer to present or future actions, very much like the present subjunctive. It’s used to express hypotheses of future events or to describe conditionality. This tense has become practically obsolete and you may only find it in literature or law-related texts.

The following is a conjunction chart for ver in the future subjunctive tense:

Pronoun	Ver Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	Viere	I see
Tú	Vieres	You see
Vos	Vieres	You see
Él/Ella/Usted	Viere	He/She sees, You see
Nosotros	Viéremos	We see
Vosotros	Viereis	You see
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	Vieren	They see, You see

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate ver in the future subjunctive tense:

• Quien viere la conferencia tendrá puntos extra. (Whoever sees the conference will have extra points.)
• Si viéremos el partido, tendremos que llegar a casa a estudiar. (If we watch the game, we’ll have to get home to study.)
• Cuando vieres a tus hermanos, avísales que la cena está lista. (When you see your brothers, let them know dinner is ready.)

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Imperfect Subjunctive

We use the imperfect subjunctive tense to talk about past situations or unlikely events. This tense also helps us describe conditional events, wishes, or doubts. You’ll notice that there are two different conjugations for this verb. They both mean exactly the same, except we use the -era ending mostly in Latin countries and the -ese ending mostly in Spain.

Below is a conjugation chart of the imperfect subjunctive tense of ver:

Pronoun	Ver Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	Viera/ Viese	I saw
Tú	Vieras/ Vieses	You saw
Vos	Vieras/ Vieses	You saw
Él/Ella/Usted	Viera/ Viese	He/She/You saw
Nosotros	Viéramos/ Viésemos	We saw
Vosotros	Vierais/ Vieseis	You saw
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	Vieran/ Viesen	They saw, You saw

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate ver in the imperfect subjunctive tense:

• Si él viera el pronóstico del tiempo antes de salir, no se mojaría. (If he saw the weather forecast before going out, he wouldn’t get wet.)
• Dudo que ellos viesen el documental para la tarea de hoy. (I doubt that they saw the documentary for today’s homework.)
• Sería genial que vosotros vierais nuestro proyecto. (It would be great if you saw our project.)

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How to Conjugate Ver in Perfect Subjunctive Tense

We use the perfect subjunctive when referring to past actions connected to the present or to future situations that may or may not happen. We’ll go over the following tenses: present perfect subjunctive, future perfect subjunctive, and pluperfect subjunctive.

Present Perfect Subjunctive

We use the present perfect subjunctive to talk about actions or events that happened before the sentence’s main clause. The action can be past or future, depending on the context of the sentence. It’s quite common to find this verb in phrases with conditional conjunctions.

The table below is a chart for the Spanish ver conjunctions in the present perfect subjunctive:

Pronoun	Ver Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	Haya visto	I have seen
Tú	Hayas visto	You have seen
Vos	Hayas visto	You have seen
Él/Ella/Usted	Haya visto	He/She has seen, You have seen
Nosotros	Hayamos visto	We have seen
Vosotros	Hayáis visto	You have seen
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	Hayan visto	They have seen, You have seen

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate ver in the present perfect subjunctive tense:

• Cuando hayamos visto el menú decidiremos qué comer. (When we have seen the menu we’ll decide what to eat.)
• Probablemente ya hayas visto el nuevo centro comercial. (You have probably seen the new mall already.)
• Veremos esa película a menos que ya la hayan visto. (We’ll watch that movie unless you have already seen it.)

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Future Perfect Subjunctive

The future perfect subjunctive is used to talk about an action that will be completed at a certain point in the future. It also helps us describe actions that happened before another action in the past. This tense is no longer used in modern Spanish and you may occasionally find it in older literature or legal documents.

Below is a table of how to conjugate ver in the future perfect subjunctive:

Pronoun	Ver Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	Hubiere visto	I have seen
Tú	Hubieres visto	You have seen
Vos	Hubieres visto	You have seen
Él/Ella/Usted	Hubiere visto	He/She has seen, You have seen
Nosotros	Hubiéremos visto	We have seen
Vosotros	Hubiereis visto	You have seen
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	Hubieren visto	They have seen, You have seen

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate ver in the future perfect subjunctive tense:

• Espero que hubieres visto el itinerario antes de salir. (I hope you have seen the itinerary before going out.)
• No creo que ellos hubieren visto la noticia o nos habrían dicho. (I don’t think that they have seen the news, or they would have told us.)
• Ojalá él no haya visto esta obra antes. (Hopefully, he hasn’t seen this play before.)

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Pluperfect Subjunctive

We use the pluperfect subjunctive to express wishes or desires of what could have been. It can also help us describe events that could have happened but didn’t. This verb tense is typically used along with conditional conjunctions like “if” or “when.”

Here’s the conjunction chart for ver in the pluperfect subjunctive:

Pronoun	Ver Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	Hubiera/ Hubiese visto	I had seen
Tú	Hubieras/ Hubieses visto	You had seen
Vos	Hubieras/ Hubieses visto	You had seen
Él/Ella/Usted	Hubiera/ Hubiese visto	He/She/You had seen
Nosotros	Hubiéramos/ Hubiésemos visto	We had seen
Vosotros	Hubierais/ Hubieseis visto	You had seen
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	Hubieran/ Hubiesen visto	They had seen, You had seen

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate ver in the pluperfect subjunctive tense:

• Si hubiéramos visto el aviso antes, habríamos volteado por ahí. (If we had seen the sign before, we would have made a turn there.)
• Ojalá hubiéramos visto a toda la familia esta Navidad. (I wish we had seen the entire family this Christmas.)
• Me sorprendió que hubiérais visto esa obra. (I was surprised that you had seen that play.)

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How to Conjugate Ver in the Imperative Tense

In Spanish, we use the imperative mood to give recommendations, instructions, commands or to make requests. There are two forms of using this tense: the affirmative and the negative. When asking someone to perform an action, you’d use the conjugated verb alone, no subject is needed. If you want to ask someone not do to something, you’d add “no” before the negative conjugation.

Below is a chart of the imperative conjugation of the verb ver:

Pronoun	Ver Conjugation (Affirmative)	Ver Conjugation (Negative)	English Meaning
Tú	¡Ve!	¡No veas!	See/Don’t see!
Vos	¡Ve!	¡No veas!	See/Don’t see!
Él/Ella/Usted	¡Vea!	¡No vea!	See/Don’t see!
Nosotros	¡Veamos!	¡No veamos!	See/Don’t see!
Vosotros	¡Ved!	¡No veáis!	See/Don’t see!
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	¡Vean!	¡No vean!	See/Don’t see!

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate ver in the imperative tense:

• ¡Ve a ver qué pasó! (Go see what happened!)
• ¡Veamos el partido! (Let’s watch the game!)
• No vean la película hasta que terminen la tarea. (Don’t watch the movie until you finish your homework.)

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Tips for Conjugating Ver Correctly

Conjugating irregular verbs can be a challenge at first. Don’t get frustrated if you find yourself having trouble conjugating ver in all tenses. Instead, try to begin by learning the ones that will allow you to describe most situations! For instance, indicative tenses like the present or future come in handy in common situations. Some common expressions using these tenses are “Ya veremos” which means “We’ll see” or “¡Nos vemos!” which translates to “See you later!”.

Ver can be a tricky verb to use since it can mean to look, to watch, or to see. English speakers sometimes confuse this ver with the verb mirar. A quick tip to know when to use ver is to ask yourself if the situation you want to talk about demands a lot of attention. We use ver for situations that don’t require much attention and mirar for situations that do. However, when you’re watching TV or any entertainment-related event, you always say ver when you’d say watch! You’ll get the gist of it with practice, so don’t be afraid to get it wrong a few times as you begin.

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