ver
M083 IrregularVer — shortened stem (to see)
Shortened stem
3
verbs
Difficulty
Summary
VER is irregular in selected high-frequency points: veo (present yo), vi/vio (preterite), veía (imperfect), and visto (participle).
Compounds in this model keep the same pattern:
prever -> preveo, preví, preveía, previsto
entrever -> entreveo, entreví, entreveía, entrevisto
Technical explanation
Model for ver and common compounds in -ver (prever, entrever):
- Present indicative: yo veo; other persons keep short stem forms (ves, ve, vemos, veis, ven).
- Present subjunctive: vea, veas, vea, veamos, veáis, vean.
- Preterite: vi, viste, vio, vimos, visteis, vieron.
In standard orthography, vi and vio do not carry written accent.
- Imperfect: veía, veías, veía, veíamos, veíais, veían.
- Future/conditional are regular from infinitive:
veré/vería; preveré/prevería.
- Imperative:
ve (tú), vea, veamos, ved, vean.
In compounds, stressed tú forms are used (e.g., prevé).
- Past participle is irregular:
visto; compounds: previsto, entrevisto.
Examples
- Veo la montaña desde casa.
- Ayer vi a Marta, pero no la vi hoy.
- Espero que prevean los riesgos.
Verbs following ver
Frequent verbs in this model:
Teacher guide (Spain)
Work the four anchors together: veo, vi, veía, visto.
1) Core model
Start with the base verb.
2) Productive compounds
High-utility derivatives for formal and academic registers.
3) Teaching recommendation
Contrast preterite vi/vio with imperfect veía to reinforce aspect.
Present Indicative
yo
veo
tú
ves
él/ella
ve
Pattern cheat sheet
Most-used tenses for this model, with an optional comparison against the regular pattern.
Indicativo — Indicative
Presente
Present Indicative
yo
veo
tú
ves
él/ella
ve
Pretérito perfecto simple
Preterite Indicative
yo
vi
tú
viste
él/ella
vio
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect Indicative
yo
veía
tú
veías
él/ella
veía
Futuro simple
Future Indicative
yo
veré
tú
verás
él/ella
verá
Condicional simple
Conditional
yo
vería
tú
verías
él/ella
vería
Subjuntivo — Subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo
Present Subjunctive
yo
vea
tú
veas
él/ella
vea
Imperativo — Imperative
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative
yo
—
tú
ve
él/ella
vea
Imperativo negativo
Negative Imperative
yo
—
tú
veas
él/ella
vea
Tense availability
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