verse Negative Imperative Conjugation
verse — to see oneself
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: no te veas, no se vea, no nos veamos.
verse Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to look at themselves or not to meet.
Notes on verse in the Negative Imperative
This follows the present subjunctive forms exactly, but with 'no' and the pronoun placed before the verb.
Example Sentences
No te veas tan triste, todo saldrá bien.
Don't look so sad, everything will turn out fine.
tú
No nos veamos hoy, estoy muy cansado.
Let's not see each other today; I'm very tired.
nosotros
No se vean a escondidas.
Don't see each other in secret.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Placing the pronoun after the verb (e.g., 'no véaste').
Correct: no te veas
Why: In negative commands, reflexive pronouns must always come between 'no' and the conjugated verb.
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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.
Imperfect
yo: me veía
The imperfect of verse is highly irregular: me veía, te veías, se veía.
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.