verse Imperfect Conjugation
verse — to see oneself
The imperfect of verse is highly irregular: me veía, te veías, se veía.
verse Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this to describe how someone used to look or for ongoing meetings in the past without a specific end.
Notes on verse in the Imperfect
This is one of only three irregular imperfect verbs in Spanish. It keeps the 'e' from 'ver' before the 'ía' ending.
Example Sentences
De niño, me veía muy diferente.
As a child, I looked very different.
yo
Nos veíamos a escondidas en el parque.
We used to see each other secretly in the park.
nosotros
Se veían muy felices en aquel entonces.
They looked very happy back then.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'vía' instead of 'veía'.
Correct: veía
Why: Learners often forget to keep the 'e' from the stem 've-'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: me veo
The present tense of verse describes how someone looks or how people see each other regularly: me veo, te ves, se ve.
Preterite
yo: me vi
The preterite of verse focuses on a specific moment you saw yourself or met with someone: me vi, te viste, se vio.
Future
yo: me veré
The future tense uses the full infinitive 'ver' plus endings: me veré, te verás, se verá.
Conditional
yo: me vería
The conditional of verse follows the regular pattern: me vería, te verías, se vería.
Present Subjunctive
yo: me vea
The subjunctive of verse uses the stem 've-': me vea, te veas, se vea.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: me viera
The imperfect subjunctive of verse uses 'vier-': me viera, te vieras, se viera.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: vete
Commands for verse involve attaching the pronoun to the end: vete (irregular), véase, veámonos.
Negative Imperative
yo: no te veas
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: no te veas, no se vea, no nos veamos.