8.3.6
Imperfect: To See - 'Ver'
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Ver - To See
‘Ver’ is the third and final verb that is irregular in the imperfect tense. We add ‘e’ to the stem ‘v’ before the imperfect endings. 'Ver' can mean 'to watch' or 'to see'.
1The Basics
1.1Pronouns
1.4Adjectives
1.5Abbreviations
2Everyday Activities
2.1Time Expressions
2.2Food & Drink
2.3The Human Body & Health
3Personal & Social Life
3.1Greetings
3.2Self, Family & Friends
3.2.1Age & Name3.2.2To Have - 'Tener'3.2.3Physical Appearance3.2.4Appearance3.2.5Physical Appearance 23.2.6Personality (1/2)3.2.7Personality (2/2)3.2.8Describing People3.2.9Relationships3.2.10Family3.2.11Family Members3.2.12Describing Family3.2.13Talking About Your Family3.2.14Friends (1/2)3.2.15Friends (2/2)3.2.16Important Verbs3.2.17Role Model3.2.18Favourite Games3.2.19Invitations3.2.20Describing Personality
3.3In The Home
3.3.1Home3.3.2What is in Your House?3.3.3Helping at Home3.3.4Daily Routine (1/2)3.3.5Daily Routine (2/2)3.3.6Near Your Home3.3.7Common Prepositions3.3.8The Bathroom3.3.9The Bathroom: Verbs & Expressions3.3.10The Living Room3.3.11The Kitchen3.3.12The Bedroom3.3.13House Chores3.3.14The Garden3.3.15Household Appliances
3.4Colours
3.5Clothes & Accesories
4The World Around Us
4.1People & Places
4.2The Natural World & The Environment
4.3Communications & Technology
4.4The Built Environment
4.5Measurements
4.6Materials
5The World of Work
5.1Education
6The International World
6.1Culture, Customs, Faiths & Celebrations
7Listening
7.1Time Expressions - Listening
7.2The Human Body & Health - Listening
7.3Food & Drink - Listening
7.4Travel & Transport - Listening
7.5Self, Family & Friends - Listening
7.6In the Home - Listening
7.7Colours - Listening
7.8Clothes & Accesories - Listening
7.9Leisure Time - Listening
7.10People & Places - Listening
7.11The Environment - Listening
7.12Communications & Technology - Listening
7.13The Built Environment - Listening
7.14Measurements - Listening
7.15Materials - Listening
7.16The World of Work - Listening
7.16.1Education: Listening7.16.2Life at School: Listening7.16.3Life at School: Listening (Higher)7.16.4Education Post-16: Listening7.16.5Jobs, Careers, & Ambition: Listening7.16.6Jobs & Careers: Listening (Higher)7.16.7Charity & Voluntary Work: Listening7.16.8Charity: Listening7.16.9Poverty & Homelessness: Listening
7.17Culture, Customs, Faith & Celebrations
8Common Tenses
8.1Present Tense
8.1.1Present: Regular 'AR' Verbs8.1.2Present: 5 Common 'AR' Verbs8.1.3Present: Negative Verbs8.1.4Present: Irregular 'AR' Verbs (1/3)8.1.5Present: Irregular 'AR' Verbs (2/3)8.1.6Present: Irregular 'AR' Verbs (3/3)8.1.7Present: Regular 'ER' Verbs8.1.8Present: 5 Common 'ER' Verbs8.1.9Present: Irregular 'ER' Verbs (1/4)8.1.10Present: Irregular 'ER' Verbs (2/4)8.1.11Present: Irregular 'ER' Verbs (3/4)8.1.12Present: Irregular 'ER' Verbs (4/4)8.1.13Present: Regular 'IR' Verbs8.1.14Present: 5 Common 'IR' Verbs8.1.15Present: Irregular 'IR' Verbs (1)8.1.16Present: Irregular 'IR' Verbs (2)8.1.17Present: Irregular 'IR' Verbs (3)8.1.18Present: Irregular 'IR' Verbs (4)8.1.19Present: Irregular 'IR' Verbs (5)8.1.20Present: Irregular 'IR' Verbs (6)8.1.21Present: Irregular 'IR' Verbs (7)8.1.22Present: Irregular 'IR' Verbs (8)8.1.23Verb Phrases: Expressing Opinion8.1.24Present: Set Expressions8.1.25The Use of 'Se'
8.2Preterite Tense
8.2.1Preterite: Regular 'AR' Verbs8.2.2Preterite: 5 Common 'AR' Verbs8.2.3Preterite: Irregular 'AR' Verbs (1/3)8.2.4Preterite: Irregular 'AR' Verbs (2/3)8.2.5Preterite: Irregular 'AR' Verbs (3/3)8.2.6Preterite: Regular 'ER' Verbs (1/2)8.2.7Preterite: Regular 'ER' Verbs (2/2)8.2.8Preterite: Irregular 'ER' Verbs8.2.9Preterite: Irregular 'ER' Verbs: 'Ser'8.2.10Preterite: Irregular 'ER' Verbs: 'Tener'8.2.11Preterite: Irregular 'ER' Verbs: 'Ver'8.2.12Preterite: Irregular 'ER' Verbs (1/3)8.2.13Preterite: Irregular 'ER' Verbs (2/3)8.2.14Preterite: Irregular 'ER' Verbs (3/3)8.2.15Preterite: Regular 'IR' Verbs8.2.16Preterite: 5 Common 'IR' Verbs8.2.17Preterite: Irregular 'IR' Verbs (1/4)8.2.18Preterite: Irregular 'IR' Verbs (2/4)8.2.19Preterite: Irregular 'IR' Verbs (3/4)8.2.20Preterite: Irregular 'IR' Verbs8.2.21Preterite: Irregular 'IR' Verbs - Decir8.2.22Preterite: Irregular 'IR' Verbs - Venir8.2.23Preterite: Irregular 'IR' Verbs - Ir
8.3Imperfect Tense
8.4Preterite vs Imperfect Tenses
8.5Future Tense
9Important Verbs
9.1To Be - 'Ser' & 'Estar'
9.1.1Conjugation: 'Ser'9.1.2Uses of 'Ser' (1/2)9.1.3Uses of 'Ser' (2/2)9.1.4Expressions Using 'Ser'9.1.5Conjugation: 'Estar'9.1.6Uses of 'Estar'9.1.7Expressions Using 'Estar'9.1.8General Expressions Using 'Estar' (1/2)9.1.9General Expressions Using 'Estar' (2/2)9.1.10'Ser' or 'Estar'9.1.11To Be - 'Ser' - Imperfect
9.2To Like - 'Gustar'
10Advanced Tenses
10.1Future
10.2Conditional
10.2.1Conditional: Regular 'AR' Verbs10.2.2Conditional: Regular 'ER' Verbs10.2.3Conditional: Regular 'IR' Verbs10.2.4Conditional: 'Hacer'10.2.5Conditional: 'Decir'10.2.6Irregular Verbs: Deleting an 'E' before the ‘R'10.2.7Irregular Verbs: Adding 'DR' to the Stem10.2.8Irregular Verbs: Adding an 'R' to the Stem10.2.9Uses of the Conditional
10.3Continuous Tenses
10.4Perfect Tense
10.6Present Subjunctive
10.6.1Present Subjunctive: Regular 'AR' Verbs10.6.2Present Subjunctive: Regular 'ER' Verbs10.6.3Present Subjunctive: Regular 'IR' Verbs10.6.4Irregular 'AR' Verbs: Radical Changing 'AR' Stems10.6.5Irregular 'AR' Verbs: Spelling Changes 'GAR'-'GU'10.6.6Irregular 'AR' Verbs: Spelling Changes 'CAR'-'QU'10.6.7Irregular 'AR' Verbs: Spelling Changes 'ZAR'-'C'10.6.8Irregular 'AR' Verbs: 'Estar'10.6.9Irregular 'AR' Verbs: 'Dar'10.6.10Irregular 'ER' Verbs: Radical Changing Stems10.6.11Irregular 'ER' Subjunctive10.6.12Irregular ER Verbs: Spelling Changes 'GER'-'J'10.6.13Irregular 'ER' Verbs: No Pattern10.6.14Irregular 'IR' Verbs: Radical Changing Stems10.6.15Irregular 'IR' Verbs: Adding a 'G'10.6.16Irregular 'IR' Verbs: Verbs Ending in 'ducir'10.6.17Irregular 'IR' Verbs: Verbs Ending in 'uir'10.6.18Irregular 'IR' Verbs: Spelling Changes 'GIR'-'J'10.6.19Irregular 'IR' Verbs: Spelling Changes 'GUIR'-'G'10.6.20Irregular 'IR' Verbs: 'Ir'10.6.21Subjunctive Uses (1/2)10.6.22Subjunctive Uses (2/2)
10.7Imperfect Subjunctive
10.7.1Imperfect Subjunctive: 'AR' Verbs10.7.2Imperfect Subjunctive: Irregular 'AR'10.7.3Imperfect Subjunctive: Regular 'ER'10.7.4Imperfect Subjunctive: Irregular 'ER'10.7.5'ER' Verbs : Strong Preterites10.7.6Imperfect Subjunctive: 'IR' Verbs10.7.7Imperfect Subjunctive: Irregular 'IR'10.7.8'IR' Verbs: 'Strong Preterites'
11Extra Grammar
11.1Articles
11.3Nouns
11.3.1Gender of Nouns for People & Animals11.3.2Nouns that Stay the Same11.3.3Nouns that Only Take One Article11.3.4Masculine vs Feminine Nouns11.3.5Masculine Exceptions11.3.6Feminine Exceptions11.3.7Noun Endings that Are Usually Feminine11.3.8Noun Endings that Are Usually Masculine11.3.9Masculine Nouns11.3.10Masculine and Feminine Nouns: Different Meanings11.3.11Plural: Nouns that End in a Vowel11.3.12Plural: Nouns that End in a Consonant
11.4Asking Questions
11.5Adjectives
11.5.1Adjectives that Change Endings11.5.2Adjectives that Remain the Same11.5.3Adjectives: 'Grande' and 'Bueno'11.5.4Plural: Ending in a Consonant11.5.5Plural: Ending in a Vowel11.5.6Superlative: The Best, The Worst11.5.7Adjectives Ending in '-ísimo/ísima'11.5.8This, These, That and Those11.5.9Possession: Before a Noun11.5.10Possesion: After a Noun11.5.11Possesion: Whose11.5.12Indefinites (1/2)11.5.13Indefinites (2/2)
11.6Adverbs
11.6.1Adverbs with '-mente'11.6.2Adverbs of Degree & Manner11.6.3Common Phrases with Adverbs: Quantity11.6.4Common Phrases with Adverbs: Place11.6.5Common Phrases with Adverbs: Time11.6.6Common Phrases with Adverbs: Frequency11.6.7Adverbs: Still & Yet11.6.8Adverbs: No11.6.9Adverbial Phrases11.6.10Adverbs Ending in '-ísimo/ísima'
11.8Pronouns
11.8.1Demonstrative Pronouns11.8.2Possessive Pronouns11.8.3Indefinites: 'Algo' & 'Alguien'11.8.4Indefinites: 'Alguno' & 'Cualquiera'11.8.5Reflexive Pronouns11.8.6Direct Object11.8.7Direct Object: Position11.8.8Indirect Object11.8.9Pronouns After Prepositions (1/2)11.8.10Pronouns After Prepositions (2/2)11.8.11Relative Pronouns: 'Que' & 'Quien'11.8.12Relative Pronouns: 'El Que' & 'El Cual'11.8.13Relative Pronouns: 'Lo Que' & 'Lo Cual'
11.9Prepositions
11.10Verbs
11.11Comparisons & Superlative
11.12Numbers, Expressions of Quantity, Dates & Times
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1The Basics
1.1Pronouns
1.4Adjectives
1.5Abbreviations
2Everyday Activities
2.1Time Expressions
2.2Food & Drink
2.3The Human Body & Health
3Personal & Social Life
3.1Greetings
3.2Self, Family & Friends
3.2.1Age & Name3.2.2To Have - 'Tener'3.2.3Physical Appearance3.2.4Appearance3.2.5Physical Appearance 23.2.6Personality (1/2)3.2.7Personality (2/2)3.2.8Describing People3.2.9Relationships3.2.10Family3.2.11Family Members3.2.12Describing Family3.2.13Talking About Your Family3.2.14Friends (1/2)3.2.15Friends (2/2)3.2.16Important Verbs3.2.17Role Model3.2.18Favourite Games3.2.19Invitations3.2.20Describing Personality
3.3In The Home
3.3.1Home3.3.2What is in Your House?3.3.3Helping at Home3.3.4Daily Routine (1/2)3.3.5Daily Routine (2/2)3.3.6Near Your Home3.3.7Common Prepositions3.3.8The Bathroom3.3.9The Bathroom: Verbs & Expressions3.3.10The Living Room3.3.11The Kitchen3.3.12The Bedroom3.3.13House Chores3.3.14The Garden3.3.15Household Appliances
3.4Colours
3.5Clothes & Accesories
4The World Around Us
4.1People & Places
4.2The Natural World & The Environment
4.3Communications & Technology
4.4The Built Environment
4.5Measurements
4.6Materials
5The World of Work
5.1Education
6The International World
6.1Culture, Customs, Faiths & Celebrations
7Listening
7.1Time Expressions - Listening
7.2The Human Body & Health - Listening
7.3Food & Drink - Listening
7.4Travel & Transport - Listening
7.5Self, Family & Friends - Listening
7.6In the Home - Listening
7.7Colours - Listening
7.8Clothes & Accesories - Listening
7.9Leisure Time - Listening
7.10People & Places - Listening
7.11The Environment - Listening
7.12Communications & Technology - Listening
7.13The Built Environment - Listening
7.14Measurements - Listening
7.15Materials - Listening
7.16The World of Work - Listening
7.16.1Education: Listening7.16.2Life at School: Listening7.16.3Life at School: Listening (Higher)7.16.4Education Post-16: Listening7.16.5Jobs, Careers, & Ambition: Listening7.16.6Jobs & Careers: Listening (Higher)7.16.7Charity & Voluntary Work: Listening7.16.8Charity: Listening7.16.9Poverty & Homelessness: Listening
7.17Culture, Customs, Faith & Celebrations
8Common Tenses
8.1Present Tense
8.1.1Present: Regular 'AR' Verbs8.1.2Present: 5 Common 'AR' Verbs8.1.3Present: Negative Verbs8.1.4Present: Irregular 'AR' Verbs (1/3)8.1.5Present: Irregular 'AR' Verbs (2/3)8.1.6Present: Irregular 'AR' Verbs (3/3)8.1.7Present: Regular 'ER' Verbs8.1.8Present: 5 Common 'ER' Verbs8.1.9Present: Irregular 'ER' Verbs (1/4)8.1.10Present: Irregular 'ER' Verbs (2/4)8.1.11Present: Irregular 'ER' Verbs (3/4)8.1.12Present: Irregular 'ER' Verbs (4/4)8.1.13Present: Regular 'IR' Verbs8.1.14Present: 5 Common 'IR' Verbs8.1.15Present: Irregular 'IR' Verbs (1)8.1.16Present: Irregular 'IR' Verbs (2)8.1.17Present: Irregular 'IR' Verbs (3)8.1.18Present: Irregular 'IR' Verbs (4)8.1.19Present: Irregular 'IR' Verbs (5)8.1.20Present: Irregular 'IR' Verbs (6)8.1.21Present: Irregular 'IR' Verbs (7)8.1.22Present: Irregular 'IR' Verbs (8)8.1.23Verb Phrases: Expressing Opinion8.1.24Present: Set Expressions8.1.25The Use of 'Se'
8.2Preterite Tense
8.2.1Preterite: Regular 'AR' Verbs8.2.2Preterite: 5 Common 'AR' Verbs8.2.3Preterite: Irregular 'AR' Verbs (1/3)8.2.4Preterite: Irregular 'AR' Verbs (2/3)8.2.5Preterite: Irregular 'AR' Verbs (3/3)8.2.6Preterite: Regular 'ER' Verbs (1/2)8.2.7Preterite: Regular 'ER' Verbs (2/2)8.2.8Preterite: Irregular 'ER' Verbs8.2.9Preterite: Irregular 'ER' Verbs: 'Ser'8.2.10Preterite: Irregular 'ER' Verbs: 'Tener'8.2.11Preterite: Irregular 'ER' Verbs: 'Ver'8.2.12Preterite: Irregular 'ER' Verbs (1/3)8.2.13Preterite: Irregular 'ER' Verbs (2/3)8.2.14Preterite: Irregular 'ER' Verbs (3/3)8.2.15Preterite: Regular 'IR' Verbs8.2.16Preterite: 5 Common 'IR' Verbs8.2.17Preterite: Irregular 'IR' Verbs (1/4)8.2.18Preterite: Irregular 'IR' Verbs (2/4)8.2.19Preterite: Irregular 'IR' Verbs (3/4)8.2.20Preterite: Irregular 'IR' Verbs8.2.21Preterite: Irregular 'IR' Verbs - Decir8.2.22Preterite: Irregular 'IR' Verbs - Venir8.2.23Preterite: Irregular 'IR' Verbs - Ir
8.3Imperfect Tense
8.4Preterite vs Imperfect Tenses
8.5Future Tense
9Important Verbs
9.1To Be - 'Ser' & 'Estar'
9.1.1Conjugation: 'Ser'9.1.2Uses of 'Ser' (1/2)9.1.3Uses of 'Ser' (2/2)9.1.4Expressions Using 'Ser'9.1.5Conjugation: 'Estar'9.1.6Uses of 'Estar'9.1.7Expressions Using 'Estar'9.1.8General Expressions Using 'Estar' (1/2)9.1.9General Expressions Using 'Estar' (2/2)9.1.10'Ser' or 'Estar'9.1.11To Be - 'Ser' - Imperfect
9.2To Like - 'Gustar'
10Advanced Tenses
10.1Future
10.2Conditional
10.2.1Conditional: Regular 'AR' Verbs10.2.2Conditional: Regular 'ER' Verbs10.2.3Conditional: Regular 'IR' Verbs10.2.4Conditional: 'Hacer'10.2.5Conditional: 'Decir'10.2.6Irregular Verbs: Deleting an 'E' before the ‘R'10.2.7Irregular Verbs: Adding 'DR' to the Stem10.2.8Irregular Verbs: Adding an 'R' to the Stem10.2.9Uses of the Conditional
10.3Continuous Tenses
10.4Perfect Tense
10.6Present Subjunctive
10.6.1Present Subjunctive: Regular 'AR' Verbs10.6.2Present Subjunctive: Regular 'ER' Verbs10.6.3Present Subjunctive: Regular 'IR' Verbs10.6.4Irregular 'AR' Verbs: Radical Changing 'AR' Stems10.6.5Irregular 'AR' Verbs: Spelling Changes 'GAR'-'GU'10.6.6Irregular 'AR' Verbs: Spelling Changes 'CAR'-'QU'10.6.7Irregular 'AR' Verbs: Spelling Changes 'ZAR'-'C'10.6.8Irregular 'AR' Verbs: 'Estar'10.6.9Irregular 'AR' Verbs: 'Dar'10.6.10Irregular 'ER' Verbs: Radical Changing Stems10.6.11Irregular 'ER' Subjunctive10.6.12Irregular ER Verbs: Spelling Changes 'GER'-'J'10.6.13Irregular 'ER' Verbs: No Pattern10.6.14Irregular 'IR' Verbs: Radical Changing Stems10.6.15Irregular 'IR' Verbs: Adding a 'G'10.6.16Irregular 'IR' Verbs: Verbs Ending in 'ducir'10.6.17Irregular 'IR' Verbs: Verbs Ending in 'uir'10.6.18Irregular 'IR' Verbs: Spelling Changes 'GIR'-'J'10.6.19Irregular 'IR' Verbs: Spelling Changes 'GUIR'-'G'10.6.20Irregular 'IR' Verbs: 'Ir'10.6.21Subjunctive Uses (1/2)10.6.22Subjunctive Uses (2/2)
10.7Imperfect Subjunctive
10.7.1Imperfect Subjunctive: 'AR' Verbs10.7.2Imperfect Subjunctive: Irregular 'AR'10.7.3Imperfect Subjunctive: Regular 'ER'10.7.4Imperfect Subjunctive: Irregular 'ER'10.7.5'ER' Verbs : Strong Preterites10.7.6Imperfect Subjunctive: 'IR' Verbs10.7.7Imperfect Subjunctive: Irregular 'IR'10.7.8'IR' Verbs: 'Strong Preterites'
11Extra Grammar
11.1Articles
11.3Nouns
11.3.1Gender of Nouns for People & Animals11.3.2Nouns that Stay the Same11.3.3Nouns that Only Take One Article11.3.4Masculine vs Feminine Nouns11.3.5Masculine Exceptions11.3.6Feminine Exceptions11.3.7Noun Endings that Are Usually Feminine11.3.8Noun Endings that Are Usually Masculine11.3.9Masculine Nouns11.3.10Masculine and Feminine Nouns: Different Meanings11.3.11Plural: Nouns that End in a Vowel11.3.12Plural: Nouns that End in a Consonant
11.4Asking Questions
11.5Adjectives
11.5.1Adjectives that Change Endings11.5.2Adjectives that Remain the Same11.5.3Adjectives: 'Grande' and 'Bueno'11.5.4Plural: Ending in a Consonant11.5.5Plural: Ending in a Vowel11.5.6Superlative: The Best, The Worst11.5.7Adjectives Ending in '-ísimo/ísima'11.5.8This, These, That and Those11.5.9Possession: Before a Noun11.5.10Possesion: After a Noun11.5.11Possesion: Whose11.5.12Indefinites (1/2)11.5.13Indefinites (2/2)
11.6Adverbs
11.6.1Adverbs with '-mente'11.6.2Adverbs of Degree & Manner11.6.3Common Phrases with Adverbs: Quantity11.6.4Common Phrases with Adverbs: Place11.6.5Common Phrases with Adverbs: Time11.6.6Common Phrases with Adverbs: Frequency11.6.7Adverbs: Still & Yet11.6.8Adverbs: No11.6.9Adverbial Phrases11.6.10Adverbs Ending in '-ísimo/ísima'
11.8Pronouns
11.8.1Demonstrative Pronouns11.8.2Possessive Pronouns11.8.3Indefinites: 'Algo' & 'Alguien'11.8.4Indefinites: 'Alguno' & 'Cualquiera'11.8.5Reflexive Pronouns11.8.6Direct Object11.8.7Direct Object: Position11.8.8Indirect Object11.8.9Pronouns After Prepositions (1/2)11.8.10Pronouns After Prepositions (2/2)11.8.11Relative Pronouns: 'Que' & 'Quien'11.8.12Relative Pronouns: 'El Que' & 'El Cual'11.8.13Relative Pronouns: 'Lo Que' & 'Lo Cual'
11.9Prepositions
11.10Verbs
11.11Comparisons & Superlative
11.12Numbers, Expressions of Quantity, Dates & Times
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