The Seven Stems Method For Spanish Verb Conjugation

ver

to see

irregular verb

v er + ve a + veí an + present veis + preterite vivio + pp. visto
ER Yo Imperfect Present Subjunctive Preterite Imp.Subj. Future Conditional Imperfect yo tú él nosotros vosotros ellos ve o ve a v i v iera v eré v ería veí a v es ve as v iste v ieras v erás v erías veí as v e ve a v io v iera v erá v ería veí a v emos ve amos v imos v iéramos v eremos v eríamos veí amos v eis ve áis v isteis v ierais v eréis v eríais veí ais v en ve an v ieron v ieran v erán v erían veí an Gerund: v iendo Participle: v isto

You can think of ver as having an irregular imperfect-tense stem ve- with regular ending (ve-ía, ve-ías, etc.). But for simplicity we model it like ser and ir with an Imperfect stem veí- with short endings (veí-a, veí-as, etc.).

“Cuando las barbas de tu vecino veas pelar, pon las tuyas a remojar.”

When you see your neighbor's beard being shaved, soak your own.

— Refrán tradicional