Ver is one of the most important irregular verbs in Spanish — it appears in virtually every GCSE and A-Level task.
Practice ver free →Ver means 'to see', and it is one of those short, high-frequency verbs you cannot avoid. It is mostly regular but has a few quirks worth knowing: the yo form is veo, the imperfect keeps an extra e (veía, veías), and the past participle is the irregular visto ('seen', as in he visto). You will use ver constantly — watching television, seeing friends, understanding (ya veo, I see / I get it). For exams, the imperfect veía is handy for describing what you used to watch or see, a natural fit for past-tense narrative writing.
Quick facts
Ver (to see) is a high-frequency irregular -er verb.
Real sentences across different tenses — the kind of thing you'd actually say or write.
Veo la televisión (I watch TV).
Veo a mis amigos (I see my friends) — note the personal a.
Ya veo (I see / I get it).
Irregular participle: he visto (I have seen).
Fixed expressions worth knowing — they come up in listening, reading and writing tasks.
The preterite of ver is vi, viste, vio, vimos, visteis, vieron — no accents needed because the forms are only one syllable. The past participle is visto: ¿has visto? = have you seen?
The yo form is irregular. Vosotros loses its written accent compared to most -er verbs.
One of only three verbs irregular in the imperfect. The stem is veí- throughout (an accent is always present).
Irregular past participle — it does not end in -ido.
Irregular past participle — same form as in the present perfect.
Type conjugations from memory and get instant feedback. That's how you actually build the automatic recall the exam needs — not from reading tables.
Practice ver now →Three questions. Press Enter to check each answer.
yo: veo, tú: ves, él: ve, nosotros: vemos, vosotros: veis, ellos: ven
Ver is irregular.
Use ver in multiple tenses to show range — present, preterite and future at minimum. This is a key criterion for higher GCSE marks.
This reference is written for UK GCSE and A-Level Spanish learners and their teachers. It is designed for exam revision: every form is checked against standard conjugation rules, and the examples reflect the registers and topics that come up in the AQA, Edexcel and Eduqas specifications. Ver is a high-frequency verb and appears often in exam papers. For active recall, use the free practice tool rather than only reading the tables.