A cheerful figure sitting on a sofa, intently watching a large, glowing television screen showing a colorful landscape.

viendo

/byen-doh/

GerundA1

seeing?the general act of perceiving with your eyes,watching?paying attention to something, like a movie or TV show

Also:looking at?directing one's gaze

Quick Reference

infinitivever

gerundviendo

past Participlevisto

📝 In Action

Estoy viendo una película muy buena.

I am watching a very good movie.

Pasa las tardes viendo pasar los coches por la ventana.

He spends the afternoons watching the cars go by through the window.

Viendo que iba a llover, decidimos quedarnos en casa.

Seeing that it was going to rain, we decided to stay home.

Aprendí a cocinar viendo videos en internet.

I learned to cook by watching videos on the internet.

Word Connections

Common Collocations

estar viendo la tele – to be watching TV
seguir viendo – to keep watching
ir viendo – to see as we go / to play it by ear

Idioms & Expressions

viendo y considerando – all things considered; taking everything into account

💡 Grammar Points

The Spanish '-ing' Form

'Viendo' is the '-ing' form of the verb 'ver' (to see). You'll almost always use it with a form of 'estar' (like 'estoy', 'estás', 'está') to describe an action that is happening right now.

Explaining 'How' or 'Why'

You can also use 'viendo' by itself to explain how or why something is done. For example, 'Me relajé viendo el mar' means 'I relaxed by watching the sea.'

❌ Common Pitfalls

Can't Be a Noun

Mistake: "Viendo es creer."

Correction: In English, you can start a sentence with an '-ing' word (Seeing is believing). In Spanish, you can't. You have to use the verb's base form, 'ver', instead: 'Ver es creer.'

⭐ Usage Tips

Setting the Scene

Use 'viendo' to describe what someone was doing when something else happened. For example: 'La llamé cuando estaba viendo las noticias' (I called her when she was watching the news).

✏️ Quick Practice

💡 Quick Quiz: viendo

Question 1 of 1

Which sentence correctly says 'They are watching a game'?

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Word Family

ver(to see, to watch) - verb

vista(view, sight) - noun

visto(seen) - participle

visible(visible) - adjective

televisión(television) - noun

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the difference between 'viendo' and 'mirando'?

'Viendo' is for the general act of seeing or for watching things with a duration or story, like a movie, a TV show, or a play. 'Mirando' means 'looking at' and suggests you are directing your gaze at something specific, like a photo or a person. You watch a movie ('viendo'), but you look at a painting ('mirando').

Why isn't it 'veiendo'?

Great question! While most '-er' verbs end in '-iendo', when the stem of the verb ends in a vowel (like in 'leer' or 'creer'), the 'i' in '-iendo' changes to a 'y' to make it easier to pronounce ('leyendo', 'creyendo'). 'Ver' is a bit of an exception, but it follows a similar pattern of changing to 'viendo' instead of being 'veiendo'.