Ver Conjugation in Portuguese
ver means “to see” in English, and it is one of the first verbs Portuguese learners meet — it sits at number 13 in VerbFlow’s frequency list for Portuguese verbs. 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. This page gives you the complete conjugation of ver — every tense, every person, the gerund and the past participle — with notes, examples, common mistakes and a quiz. Here is the verb in a natural sentence: “Eu vejo um filme todos os dias.” — “I see a film.”
Quick facts
- Infinitive: ver
- English: to see
- Verb type: Irregular -er verb
- 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
- Gerund: vendo
- Present participle: vidente
- Past participle: visto
- Auxiliary: ter (all perfect tenses are formed with ter + the past participle)
- Ending: -er verbs; pattern er in the verified tables
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. Learn the spelling of the forms first, and listen to a native speaker for the sounds rather than trusting an invented transcription. The forms below are the ones that matter: once you can read ver in every tense, you can recognise it in speech even before you can pronounce every form perfectly.
Three things to remember about ver
- It is irregular in 16 tense(s): 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 instead of guessing them from the infinitive, because the stem changes in ways no rule predicts.
- The perfect tenses use ter: the pretérito perfeito composto is formed with ter in the present plus the past participle visto. The tables on this page give the participle in the masculine singular form, exactly as it appears in the verified dump; agreement with the subject is a separate step that depends on the sentence, not on the verb table.
- The gerund is vendo, the present participle is vidente and the past participle is visto: keep all three in mind as you read the tables, because the gerund appears in progressive constructions, the present participle appears as an adjective, and the past participle appears in every perfect tense. If you know those three forms and the present tense, you already know the skeleton of the whole conjugation.
Full conjugation tables
Every form below comes from VerbFlow’s verified conjugation tables for ver. Learn the present tense first, then the pretérito perfeito and the pretérito imperfeito, and add the remaining tenses one at a time.
Present indicative (presente)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | vejo |
| tu | vês |
| ele/ela | vê |
| nós | vemos |
| vós | vedes |
| eles/elas | veem |
The present indicative (presente) is used for habits, facts and things happening now. For example: “Eu vejo um filme todos os dias.” — “I see a film”
Pretérito perfeito
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | vi |
| tu | viste |
| ele/ela | viu |
| nós | vimos |
| vós | vistes |
| eles/elas | viram |
The pretérito perfeito is used for completed actions in the past, especially one finished event. For example: “Eu vi um filme ontem.” — “I saw a film”
Pretérito imperfeito
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | via |
| tu | vias |
| ele/ela | via |
| nós | víamos |
| vós | víeis |
| eles/elas | viam |
The pretérito imperfeito is used for ongoing or habitual actions in the past, and for background description. For example: “Eu via um filme antigamente.” — “I used to see a film”
Pretérito mais-que-perfeito simples
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | vira |
| tu | viras |
| ele/ela | vira |
| nós | víramos |
| vós | víreis |
| eles/elas | viram |
The pretérito mais-que-perfeito simples is used for an action completed before another past action; in everyday speech the compound form with tinha is more common. For example: “Eu vira um filme antes do jantar.” — “I had seen a film”
Futuro do presente
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | verei |
| tu | verás |
| ele/ela | verá |
| nós | veremos |
| vós | vereis |
| eles/elas | verão |
The futuro do presente is used for what will happen, for predictions and for promises. For example: “Eu verei um filme amanhã.” — “I will see a film”
Futuro do pretérito
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | veria |
| tu | verias |
| ele/ela | veria |
| nós | veríamos |
| vós | veríeis |
| eles/elas | veriam |
The futuro do pretérito is used for what would happen, for polite requests and for hypothetical situations. For example: “Eu veria um filme um dia.” — “I would see a film”
Pretérito perfeito composto
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | tenho visto |
| tu | tens visto |
| ele/ela | tem visto |
| nós | temos visto |
| vós | tendes visto |
| eles/elas | têm visto |
The pretérito perfeito composto is used for actions that started in the past and continue, or have been repeated, up to the present. For example: “Ele tem visto um filme esta semana.” — “He has seen a film”
Pretérito mais-que-perfeito composto
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | tinha visto |
| tu | tinhas visto |
| ele/ela | tinha visto |
| nós | tínhamos visto |
| vós | tínheis visto |
| eles/elas | tinham visto |
The pretérito mais-que-perfeito composto is used for an action completed before another past action. For example: “Eu tinha visto um filme antes do jantar.” — “I had seen a film”
Futuro do presente composto
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | terei visto |
| tu | terás visto |
| ele/ela | terá visto |
| nós | teremos visto |
| vós | tereis visto |
| eles/elas | terão visto |
The futuro do presente composto is used for what will have happened by a point in the future. For example: “Eu terei visto um filme até amanhã.” — “I will have seen a film”
Futuro do pretérito composto
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | teria visto |
| tu | terias visto |
| ele/ela | teria visto |
| nós | teríamos visto |
| vós | teríeis visto |
| eles/elas | teriam visto |
The futuro do pretérito composto is used for what would have happened in a different past. For example: “Eu teria visto um filme ontem.” — “I would have seen a film”
Presente do subjuntivo
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | veja |
| tu | vejas |
| ele/ela | veja |
| nós | vejamos |
| vós | vejais |
| eles/elas | vejam |
The presente do subjuntivo is used for wishes, doubts, emotions and opinions after que. For example: “É importante que eu veja um filme.” — “It is important that I see a film”
Pretérito imperfeito do subjuntivo
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | visse |
| tu | visses |
| ele/ela | visse |
| nós | víssemos |
| vós | vísseis |
| eles/elas | vissem |
The pretérito imperfeito do subjuntivo is used in the past for wishes and hypotheticals after que, and in se-clauses. For example: “Era importante que eu visse um filme.” — “It was important that I see a film”
Futuro do subjuntivo
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | vir |
| tu | vires |
| ele/ela | vir |
| nós | virmos |
| vós | virdes |
| eles/elas | virem |
The futuro do subjuntivo is used after se and quando for a future possibility, where English would use the present. For example: “Se eu vir um filme, é bom.” — “If I see a film, that is good”
Imperativo (affirmative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tu | vê |
| ele/ela | veja |
| nós | vejamos |
| vós | vede |
| eles/elas | vejam |
The affirmative imperative is used for direct commands and instructions. For example: “Vê um filme!” — “See a film!”
Imperativo (negative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tu | não vejas |
| ele/ela | não veja |
| nós | não vejamos |
| vós | não vejais |
| eles/elas | não vejam |
The negative imperative is used for prohibitions and negative commands. For example: “Não vejas um filme.” — “Do not see a film.”
Presente do subjuntivo composto
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | tenha visto |
| tu | tenhas visto |
| ele/ela | tenha visto |
| nós | tenhamos visto |
| vós | tenhais visto |
| eles/elas | tenham visto |
The presente do subjuntivo composto is used for a completed action in a subordinate clause expressing doubt, wish or emotion. For example: “É importante que eu tenha visto um filme.” — “It is important that I have seen a film”
Pretérito imperfeito do subjuntivo composto
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | tivesse visto |
| tu | tivesses visto |
| ele/ela | tivesse visto |
| nós | tivéssemos visto |
| vós | tivésseis visto |
| eles/elas | tivessem visto |
The pretérito imperfeito do subjuntivo composto is used for a completed action in a past subordinate clause. For example: “Era importante que eu tivesse visto um filme.” — “It was important that I had seen a film”
Futuro do subjuntivo composto
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| eu | tiver visto |
| tu | tiveres visto |
| ele/ela | tiver visto |
| nós | tivermos visto |
| vós | tiverdes visto |
| eles/elas | tiverem visto |
The futuro do subjuntivo composto is used after se for a completed future possibility. For example: “Se eu tiver visto um filme, é bom.” — “If I have seen a film, that is good”
Gerund
| Form | Portuguese |
|---|---|
| Gerund | vendo |
The gerund is used for an action happening at the same time as another action, often with estar for the progressive. For example: “Vendo um filme, aprendo muito.” — “While seeing a film, I learn a lot.”
Present participle
| Form | Portuguese |
|---|---|
| Present participle | vidente |
The present participle is used as an adjective, describing an ongoing action. For example, the participle vidente is used to describe something that is happening at the same time as the main action, much like an English -ing adjective. You will meet vidente more often as an adjective or a noun than as a verb form, so learn it as a word in its own right.
Past participle
| Form | Portuguese |
|---|---|
| Past participle | visto |
The past participle is used with an auxiliary to form the perfect tenses, and as an adjective. For example: “Eu tenho visto um filme esta semana.” — “I have seen a film.”
Example sentences
Ten natural sentences with ver, covering different tenses and persons. Say each one aloud, then cover the Portuguese and try to produce it from the English.
- “Eu vejo um filme todos os dias.” — “I see a film”
- “Tu viste um filme ontem.” — “You saw a film”
- “Ele via um filme antigamente.” — “He used to see a film”
- “Eu verei um filme amanhã.” — “I will see a film”
- “Tu verias um filme um dia.” — “You would see a film”
- “Ele tem visto um filme esta semana.” — “He has seen a film”
- “Eu tinha visto um filme antes do jantar.” — “I had seen a film”
- “Tu terás visto um filme até amanhã.” — “You will have seen a film”
- “É importante que eu veja um filme.” — “It is important that I see a film”
- “Vê um filme!” — “See a film!”
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’s form
✗ Wrong: “Eu vês um filme.”
✓ Right: “Eu vejo um filme todos os dias.”
vês is the tu form, not the eu form. Match the verb to the subject every time: eu goes with vejo.
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 the present is wrong here. Use the pretérito perfeito vi for a finished action yesterday.
4. Using the wrong auxiliary in the pretérito perfeito composto
✗ Wrong: “Eu sou visto um filme.”
✓ Right: “Eu tenho visto um filme esta semana.”
The pretérito perfeito composto of ver is formed with ter plus the past participle visto: the eu form is tenho visto. Check the auxiliary in the table above before you build a perfect tense.
5. Using the indicative after a subjunctive trigger
✗ Wrong: “É importante que eu vejo um filme.”
✓ Right: “É importante que eu veja um filme.”
After é importante que Portuguese needs the subjunctive, so use veja here, not the indicative vejo.
6. Using the gerund instead of the past participle in a perfect tense
✗ Wrong: “Eu tenho vendo um filme.”
✓ Right: “Eu tenho visto um filme esta semana.”
The perfect tenses need the past participle visto, not the gerund vendo. The gerund belongs in progressive constructions, never after an auxiliary in a perfect tense.
Quiz: test yourself
Ten questions on ver. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.
What is the eu form of ver in the Present indicative (presente)?
- A) vês
- B) vejo
- C) vê
- D) vemos
What is the ele/ela form of ver in the Pretérito perfeito?
- A) vi
- B) viste
- C) viu
- D) vimos
What is the nós form of ver in the Pretérito imperfeito?
- A) via
- B) vias
- C) víeis
- D) víamos
What is the tu form of ver in the Futuro do presente?
- A) verás
- B) verei
- C) verá
- D) veremos
What is the eu form of ver in the Futuro do pretérito?
- A) verias
- B) veria
- C) veríamos
- D) veríeis
What is the ele/ela form of ver in the Pretérito perfeito composto?
- A) tenho visto
- B) tens visto
- C) tem visto
- D) temos visto
What is the ele/ela form of ver in the Presente do subjuntivo?
- A) vejas
- B) vejamos
- C) vejais
- D) veja
What is the eu form of ver in the Pretérito imperfeito do subjuntivo?
- A) visse
- B) visses
- C) víssemos
- D) vísseis
What is the gerund of ver?
- A) visto
- B) vendo
- C) ver
- D) vejo
What does ver mean in English?
- A) to be
- B) to have
- C) to see
- D) —
Answer key
- B) vejo — the correct form is vejo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- C) viu — the correct form is viu. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- D) víamos — the correct form is víamos. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- A) verás — the correct form is verás. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- B) veria — the correct form is veria. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- C) tem visto — the correct form is tem visto. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- D) veja — the correct form is veja. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- A) visse — the correct form is visse. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- B) vendo — the correct form is vendo. The other options are other forms of the same verb.
- 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”. It is a core everyday verb, so its present-tense forms are worth learning first.
Is ver regular or irregular?
ver is irregular: it 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. The gerund is vendo and the past participle is visto.
What are the gerund and past participle of ver?
The gerund is vendo — use it with estar for the progressive. The past participle is visto — use it with ter for the perfect tenses, as in tenho visto.
Which auxiliary does ver take in the pretérito perfeito composto?
ver takes ter in the pretérito perfeito composto: the eu form is tenho visto. All seven compound tenses on this page are built with ter plus the past participle visto.
How do I say “I see” in Portuguese?
Say “Eu vejo um filme todos os dias.” — “I see a film” The eu form of the present is vejo, and it is the form you will use most often.
Related pages
- Full conjugation of ver — every tense of ver in one place.
- Ver in the pretérito perfeito tense — the full table and usage rules for one tense.
- Ver examples and quiz — more example sentences and practice questions for this verb.
- Portuguese pretérito perfeito tense guide — the full guide to the pretérito perfeito tense in Portuguese.
- Portuguese irregular verbs — every common irregular Portuguese verb, grouped by pattern.
- Ser conjugation — another everyday Portuguese verb.
- Ter conjugation — another everyday Portuguese verb.
- Portuguese verbs — the full hub of Portuguese conjugation pages.
- VerbFlow home — all languages, tools and verb lists.
- Verb Conjugator — practise ver with the interactive tool.
- Conjugation Chart Printer — practise ver with the interactive tool.
- Tense Finder — practise ver with the interactive tool.