ver Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
ver — to see
The affirmative imperative of ver is mostly regular: ve, vea, veamos, ved, vean.
ver Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to tell someone to look at something or to watch a specific show.
Notes on ver in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is 've'. Note that this is identical to the 'tú' command for 'ir' (to go).
Example Sentences
¡Ve esa película, es increíble!
Watch that movie, it's incredible!
tú
Vea el diagrama en la página diez.
Look at the diagram on page ten.
Veamos qué pasa después.
Let's see what happens next.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing 've' (see) with 'vete' (go away).
Correct: Use 've' for 'look/see' and 'vete' for 'go away'.
Why: Because 've' can mean both 'see' and 'go', context is key, though 'ir' is more commonly used as 'vete' in commands.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: veo
The present tense of ver is mostly regular, except for the 'yo' form: veo.
Preterite
yo: vi
The preterite of ver is irregular because it has no accent marks: vi, viste, vio, vimos, visteis, vieron.
Imperfect
yo: veía
Ver is one of only three irregular verbs in the imperfect: veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veíais, veían.
Future
yo: veré
The future tense of ver is completely regular: veré, verás, verá, veremos, veréis, verán.
Conditional
yo: vería
The conditional of ver is regular: vería, verías, vería, veríamos, veríais, verían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: vea
The present subjunctive of ver stems from 'veo': vea, veas, vea, veamos, veáis, vean.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: viera
The imperfect subjunctive of ver uses the 'viera' stem: viera, vieras, viera, viéramos, vierais, vieran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no veas
The negative imperative of ver uses the present subjunctive: no veas, no vea, no veamos, no veáis, no vean.