verse Present Conjugation
verse — to see oneself
The present tense of verse describes how someone looks or how people see each other regularly: me veo, te ves, se ve.
verse Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use this to describe current appearance (e.g., 'you look good') or habitual meetings between people.
Notes on verse in the Present
The 'yo' form is irregular (me veo), but the rest of the forms follow the regular -er pattern based on the root 've-'.
Example Sentences
Te ves muy bien con esa camisa.
You look very good in that shirt.
tú
Me veo obligado a decir la verdad.
I find myself (see myself) forced to tell the truth.
yo
Nos vemos todos los fines de semana.
We see each other every weekend.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'visto' for 'veo'.
Correct: Me veo
Why: Visto is the past participle; the present 'yo' form requires the irregular 'veo'.
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Related Tenses
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no te veas
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: no te veas, no se vea, no nos veamos.