verse Preterite Conjugation
verse — to see oneself
The preterite of verse focuses on a specific moment you saw yourself or met with someone: me vi, te viste, se vio.
verse Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use this tense to talk about a specific instance where you looked in the mirror or, more commonly, a specific meeting that took place (reciprocal 'each other').
Notes on verse in the Preterite
While 'ver' is irregular in many tenses, its preterite endings are actually regular for an -er verb, though it lacks the accent mark on 'vi' and 'vio' because they are monosyllables.
Example Sentences
Me vi en el espejo y no me reconocí.
I saw myself in the mirror and didn't recognize myself.
yo
Nos vimos ayer en la cafetería.
We saw each other yesterday at the coffee shop.
nosotros
Se vieron por primera vez en París.
They saw each other for the first time in Paris.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Adding an accent to 'ví' or 'vió'.
Correct: vi / vio
Why: In modern Spanish, one-syllable words generally do not take an accent mark unless it distinguishes two different meanings.
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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.
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.