Ver Examples, Sentences & Quiz in Portuguese

ver — to see — is one of the verbs you will use every day in Portuguese. It is a irregular -er verb, and it comes up in conversation, at work and at home. It is the verb of seeing and watching, used for films, people and anything that meets the eye. Its present has an accent in the singular — vejo, vês, vê — and the eles form is veem, with no circumflex under the AO90 spelling. Its pretérito perfeito is vi, viste, viu, vimos, vistes, viram. On this page you will find ver in real sentences, grouped by meaning and tense, two short texts that show it in context, the mistakes learners actually make with it, and a ten-question quiz with explained answers. Start with the examples, say them aloud, and then test yourself. The full conjugation tables are on the ver conjugation page, and the deep dive into its most practised tense is on the ver pretérito perfeito tense page.

Example sentences with ver

In the present tense

  • “Eu vejo um filme todos os dias.” — “I see a film”
  • “Tu vês um filme todos os dias.” — “You see a film”
  • “Ele vê um filme todos os dias.” — “He sees a film”
  • “Nós vemos um filme todos os dias.” — “We see a film”
  • “Vós vedes um filme todos os dias.” — “You see a film”
  • “Eles veem um filme todos os dias.” — “They see a film”

In the pretérito perfeito

  • “Eu vi um filme ontem.” — “I saw a film”
  • “Tu viste um filme ontem.” — “You saw a film”
  • “Ele viu um filme ontem.” — “He saw a film”
  • “Nós vimos um filme ontem.” — “We saw a film”
  • “Vós vistes um filme ontem.” — “You saw a film”
  • “Eles viram um filme ontem.” — “They saw a film”

In other tenses

The same verb in the pretérito imperfeito, the futuro do presente, the futuro do pretérito, the presente do subjuntivo and the imperative — the tenses that complete the picture. All forms come from the verified tables.

  • “Eu via um filme antigamente.” — “I used to see a film”
  • “Tu verás um filme amanhã.” — “You will see a film”
  • “Ele veria um filme um dia.” — “He would see a film”
  • “É importante que nós vejamos um filme.” — “It is important that we see a film”
  • “Vê um filme!” — “See a film!”

How ver is used

The first thing to know about ver is its core meaning: to see. It is the verb of seeing and watching, used for films, people and anything that meets the eye. Its present has an accent in the singular — vejo, vês, vê — and the eles form is veem, with no circumflex under the AO90 spelling. Its pretérito perfeito is vi, viste, viu, vimos, vistes, viram. In everyday speech it appears most often in the present and the pretérito perfeito, the two tenses on this page, because most of what we say is either what we do every day or what we have just done. Learn those two tenses first and the rest of the conjugation becomes a matter of adding forms one at a time. The second thing to know is the company ver keeps. The present eu form is vejo, and it pairs naturally with the time words todos os dias and sempre for habits, and with agora for what is happening right now. The pretérito perfeito composto eu form is tenho visto, and it pairs with ontem and esta semana for finished actions. When you learn a verb form, learn its time words with it, and choosing the tense becomes automatic. The third thing to know is what ver does not do. It never appears as a bare infinitive after a subject pronoun — after eu you need vejo, never ver. It never takes the wrong auxiliary in the perfect tenses: the pretérito perfeito composto is tenho visto, built with ter, and the other auxiliary does not belong here. And its participle visto is given in the masculine singular form in the tables, with agreement depending on the sentence, not on the verb table.

Ver in context

Eu vejo um filme todos os dias. Tu vês um filme todos os dias. Ele vê um filme todos os dias. Nós vemos um filme todos os dias. That is a normal part of the routine, and that is why the present of ver is the first form worth learning. Each sentence uses a different person, so read them aloud and notice how the form changes — vejo, vês, vê, vemos — while the meaning stays the same: to see. Eu vi um filme ontem. Tu viste um filme ontem. Ele viu um filme ontem. Nós vimos um filme ontem. That was a normal day, but it is exactly on days like this that the pretérito perfeito of ver appears constantly: a finished action, a precise moment, and the story goes on. Compare these sentences with the present ones above: the verb changes tense, but the basic meaning — to see — does not change. That is the difference between a habit and a finished event.

Common mistakes

1. Using the infinitive instead of a conjugated form

✗ Wrong: “Eu ver um filme.”

✓ Right: “Eu vejo um filme todos os dias.”

The infinitive ver never takes a subject. After eu you need the conjugated present form vejo.

2. Using the wrong person

✗ Wrong: “Eu vês um filme.”

✓ Right: “Eu vejo um filme todos os dias.”

vês is the tu form, not the eu form. The eu form is vejo — check the person before you write the form.

3. Using the present for a finished past action

✗ Wrong: “Eu vejo um filme ontem.”

✓ Right: “Eu vi um filme ontem.”

Ontem points to the past, so use the pretérito perfeito vi here, not the present vejo.

4. Mixing up the auxiliary

✗ Wrong: “Eu sou visto um filme.”

✓ Right: “Eu tenho visto um filme esta semana.”

ver takes ter in the pretérito perfeito composto. The eu form is tenho visto — the other auxiliary never belongs with this verb.

Quiz: test yourself

Ten questions on ver across the tenses. Answers with explanations follow each question.

  1. What is the tu form of ver in the Present indicative (presente)?

    • A) vejo
    • B) vês
    • C) vê
    • D) vemos

  2. What is the eu form of ver in the Pretérito perfeito composto?

    • A) tens visto
    • B) tem visto
    • C) tenho visto
    • D) temos visto

  3. What is the ele/ela form of ver in the Pretérito imperfeito?

    • A) vias
    • B) víamos
    • C) víeis
    • D) via

  4. What is the nós form of ver in the Futuro do presente?

    • A) veremos
    • B) verei
    • C) verás
    • D) verá

  5. What is the tu form of ver in the Futuro do pretérito?

    • A) veria
    • B) verias
    • C) veríamos
    • D) veríeis

  6. What is the eu form of ver in the Pretérito mais-que-perfeito simples?

    • A) viras
    • B) víramos
    • C) vira
    • D) víreis

  7. What is the nós form of ver in the Presente do subjuntivo?

    • A) veja
    • B) vejas
    • C) vejais
    • D) vejamos

  8. What is the gerund of ver?

    • A) vendo
    • B) visto
    • C) ver
    • D) vejo

  9. What is the past participle of ver?

    • A) vendo
    • B) visto
    • C) ver
    • D) vejo

  10. What does ver mean in English?

  • A) to be
  • B) to have
  • C) to see
  • D) —

Answer key

  1. B) vês — the correct form is vês. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  2. C) tenho visto — the correct form is tenho visto. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  3. D) via — the correct form is via. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  4. A) veremos — the correct form is veremos. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  5. B) verias — the correct form is verias. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  6. C) vira — the correct form is vira. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  7. D) vejamos — the correct form is vejamos. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  8. A) vendo — the correct form is vendo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  9. B) visto — the correct form is visto. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
  10. C) to see — the correct form is to see. The other options are other forms of the same verb.

Frequently asked questions

What does ver mean in English?

ver means “to see”. You use it whenever you talk about to see in Portuguese, in the present, the past and the future.

Is ver regular or irregular?

ver is irregular. ver is irregular in presente, pretérito perfeito, pretérito mais-que-perfeito simples, presente do subjuntivo, pretérito imperfeito do subjuntivo, futuro do subjuntivo, imperativo afirmativo, imperativo negativo, particípio, pretérito perfeito composto, pretérito mais-que-perfeito composto, futuro do presente composto, futuro do pretérito composto, presente do subjuntivo composto, pretérito imperfeito do subjuntivo composto, futuro do subjuntivo composto — learn those forms as a set.

What are the gerund and past participle of ver?

The gerund is vendo and the past participle is visto. The perfect tenses use ter + visto.

Where can I see the full conjugation of ver?

On the ver conjugation page — every tense, every person, with tables. The ver pretérito perfeito tense page goes deeper into its most practised tense.

Pronunciation

Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for ver, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one.

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