ver
to see
"Vi el precio y recuperé la vista."
I saw the price and got my sight back.
to watch
"Vimos la película buscando el momento interesante."
We watched the movie looking for the interesting moment.
to understand, to see
"Ya veo por qué nadie te presta herramientas."
Now I see why nobody lends you tools.
masculine noun
view, opinion, point of view
"A mi ver, el plan fue malo."
In my view, the plan was bad.
ver infinitive
Base forms
Present "I see"
yo veo
"Veo tu punto, pero prefiero el mío."
I see your point, but I prefer mine.
"No veo la hora de que termine esta reunión."
I can't wait for this meeting to end.
"Veo series mientras finjo que trabajo."
I watch series while pretending to work.
tú ves
"¿Ves lo que pasa cuando no lees las instrucciones?"
See what happens when you don't read the instructions?
"Ves el vaso medio lleno, yo veo que falta llenarlo."
You see the glass half full, I see it needs filling.
"Cuando ves el precio y cierras la app rápido."
When you see the price and quickly close the app.
él/ella ve
"Mi perro ve un pájaro y olvida cómo caminar normal."
My dog sees a bird and forgets how to walk normally.
"Ella ve el mundo en colores que yo ni imagino."
She sees the world in colors I can't even imagine.
"Nadie ve tus stories a las 3 AM, pero tú las subes."
Nobody sees your stories at 3 AM, but you post them anyway.
Preterite "I saw"
él/ella vio
"Vio la notificación y fingió no verla."
She saw the notification and pretended not to see it.
"Neil Armstrong vio la Tierra desde la Luna y cambió todo."
Neil Armstrong saw Earth from the Moon and everything changed.
"Mi gato vio su reflejo y declaró la guerra."
My cat saw his reflection and declared war.
nosotros vimos
"Vimos toda la temporada en una noche y no nos arrepentimos."
We watched the whole season in one night and don't regret it.
"Nos vimos las caras y supimos que la habíamos liado."
We looked at each other and knew we'd messed up.
"Vimos el final venir desde el episodio uno."
We saw the ending coming from episode one.
Imperfect "I used to see"
Future "I will see"
Conditional "I would see"
Present subjunctive "that I see"
tú veas
"Espero que veas el mensaje antes de que sea tarde."
I hope you see the message before it's too late.
"No veas esa serie sin mí o cortamos la amistad."
Don't watch that series without me or we're ending the friendship.
"Cuando veas el plot twist, vas a gritar."
When you see the plot twist, you're going to scream.