Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | veo | |
| tú | ves | |
| él / ella / usted | ve | |
| nosotros / nosotras | vemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | veis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ven |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | vi | |
| tú | viste | |
| él / ella / usted | vio | |
| nosotros / nosotras | vimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | visteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | vieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | veía | |
| tú | veías | |
| él / ella / usted | veía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | veíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | veíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | veían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | veré | |
| tú | verás | |
| él / ella / usted | verá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | veremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | veréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | verán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | vería | |
| tú | verías | |
| él / ella / usted | vería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | veríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | veríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | verían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | vea | |
| tú | veas | |
| él / ella / usted | vea | |
| nosotros / nosotras | veamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | veáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | vean |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Veo a mis amigos los fines de semana.
I see my friends on weekends.
The personal a appears before a specific person as direct object.
Meaning & usage
- to see, to spot
- to see, to look at, to view (perceive)
- to see, to tell, to observe
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations