ver Negative Imperative Conjugation
ver — to see
The negative imperative of ver uses the present subjunctive: no veas, no vea, no veamos, no veáis, no vean.
ver Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to look at something or not to watch something.
Notes on ver in the Negative Imperative
As with all negative commands, these are identical to the present subjunctive forms.
Example Sentences
No veas esa película, es muy violenta.
Don't watch that movie; it's very violent.
tú
No vean el sol directamente.
Don't look at the sun directly.
No veamos las noticias hoy.
Let's not watch the news today.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no ve'.
Correct: The negative command must be 'no veas'.
Why: Negative 'tú' commands never use the affirmative 've' form; they always switch to the subjunctive.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: ve
The affirmative imperative of ver is mostly regular: ve, vea, veamos, ved, vean.