See V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 is one of the verbs that are used very commonly in English tests as well as in everyday communication. Also, because it’s an irregular verb, see doesn’t follow the regular rule. The verb “see” has five different forms: base form, past simple, past participle form, present perfect, and present perfect participle. So what is see‘s past? How do conjugate verbs with see verbs?
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See of Definition and Meaning
See is a verb that means to perceive with the eyes or the mind or to observe with attention or regard
V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 Form of See
Base Form (V1) | see |
Past Form (V2) | saw |
Past Participle Form (V3) | seen |
s / es/ es (V4) | sees |
‘ing’ form (V5) | seeing |
See of Past Simple V2
The verb See is also employed in its V2 form as “saw”’. It is used to indicate the past tense in sentences.
See of Past Participle V3
This verb’s V3 form is ‘seen‘. In the case of past perfect tense or present perfect tense, the word ‘seen‘ is used.
+ In the present perfect tense, the word see is used ‘have +’seen ’ or ‘has +’seen.’
- I, you, and we are used as ‘have + ‘seen‘ subjects.
- He, she, and it are used as ‘has +’seen‘ subjects.
+ If you need to use the past perfect tense, use ‘had +’seen‘ regardless of the subject.
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Conjugation of See V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
Conjugation table: see | |||
Number | Singular | ||
Present Simple of see | I | You | She/He/It |
see | see | sees | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
see | see | see | |
Present Continuous of see | I | You | She/He/It |
am seeing | are seeing | is seeing | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
are seeing | are seeing | are seeing | |
Present Perfect of see | I | You | She/He/It |
have seen | have seen | has seen | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
have seen | have seen | have seen | |
Present Perfect Continuous of see | I | You | She/He/It |
have been seeing | have been seeing | has been seeing | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
have been seeing | have been seeing | have been seeing | |
Past Simple of see | I | You | She/He/It |
saw | saw | saw | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
saw | saw | saw | |
Past Continuous of see | I | You | She/He/It |
was seeing | were seeing | was seeing | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
were seeing | were seeing | were seeing | |
Past Perfect of see | I | You | She/He/It |
had seen | had seen | had seen | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
had seen | had seen | had seen | |
Past Perfect Continuous of see | I | You | She/He/It |
had been seeing | had been seeing | had been seeing | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
had been seeing | had been seeing | had been seeing | |
Future Simple of see | I | You | She/He/It |
will/shall see | will/shall see | will/shall see | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
will/shall see | will/shall see | will/shall see | |
Future Continuous of see | I | You | She/He/It |
will/shall be seeing | will/shall be seeing | will/shall be seeing | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
will/shall be seeing | will/shall be seeing | will/shall be seeing | |
Future Perfect of see | I | You | She/He/It |
will/shall have seen | will/shall have seen | will/shall have seen | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
will/shall have seen | will/shall have seen | will/shall have seen | |
Future Perfect Continuous of see | I | You | She/He/It |
will/shall have been seeing | will/shall have been seeing | will/shall have been seeing | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
will/shall have been seeing | will/shall have been seeing | will/shall have been seeing | |
Conditional Present of see | I | You | She/He/It |
would see | would see | would see | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
would see | would see | would see | |
Conditional Perfect of see | I | You | She/He/It |
would have seen | would have seen | would have seen | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
would have seen | would have seen | would have seen | |
Conditional Present Continuous of see | I | You | She/He/It |
would be seeing | would be seeing | would be seeing | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
would be seeing | would be seeing | would be seeing | |
Conditional Perfect Continuous of see | I | You | She/He/It |
would have been seeing | would have been seeing | would have been seeing | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
would have been seeing | would have been seeing | would have been seeing | |
Present Subjunctive of see | I | You | She/He/It |
see | see | see | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
see | see | see | |
Past Subjunctive of see | I | You | She/He/It |
saw | saw | saw | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
saw | saw | saw | |
Past Perfect Subjunctive of see | I | You | She/He/It |
had seen | had seen | had seen | |
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
had seen | had seen | had seen | |
Imperative of see | I | You | She/He/It |
see | |||
Plural | |||
We | You | They | |
Let’s see | see |
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Example Sentences with See V1 V2 V3 V4 V5
In this section, we will learn about see sentence examples:
+ They see the thief break into their house.
+ He saw everything that happened here.
+ Have you seen Tommy anywhere?
+ Rose is going to see a doctor right now.
+ I think I saw something, let me check again.
Synonym Words For See
Synonym of see word list. Here are a variety of words whose meaning is nearly the synonym of see:
- view
- notice
- observe
- glimpse
- perceive
- sight
- spot
- detect
- identify
- look at
- make out
- regard
- remark
- catch a glimpse of
- catch sight of
Opposite Words For See
The antonym of see word list. Here are some words that have nearly the opposite meaning as see:
- miss
- disregard
- pass by
- be blind to
- overlook
- overpass
- pass over
- take no notice of
- tune out
- discount
- fail to notice
- look away from
- look past
- pay no attention to
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Some Frequently Asked Questions About See (Verb)
What is the V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 of see?
The past tense of see is saw. The third-person singular simple present indicative form of see is sees. The present participle of see is seeing. The past participle of see is seen.
Base Form (V1) | see |
Past Form (V2) | saw |
Past Participle Form (V3) | seen |
s / es/ ies (V4) | sees |
‘ing’ form (V5) | seeing |
What is the V2 and V3 form of see?
+ The V2 and V3 form of see is “saw“ and “seen”.
What is the sentence of see?
What is the past tense V2 of see?
+ The past tense of see is “saw“.
What is the past participle V3 of see?
+ The past participle of see is “seen“.
What is the present participle V5 of see?
+ The present participle of see is “seeing“.
Conclusion
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Here are other verbs V1 V2 V3 List
Base Form V1 | Past Form V2 | Past Participle Form V3 |
abide | abode/abided | abode/abided |
arise | arose | arisen |
awake | awoke | awoken |
backslide | backslid | backslidden/backslid |
be | was/were | been |
bear | bore | borne |
beat | beat | beaten/beat |
become | became | become |
befall | befell | befallen |
begin | began | begun |
behold | beheld | beheld |
bend | bent | bent |
beset | beset | beset |
bespeak | bespoke | bespoken |
bet | bet/betted | bet/betted |
bid | bid | bid |
bind | bound | bound |
bite | bit | bitten |
bleed | bled | bled |
blow | blew | blown |
break | broke | broken |
breed | bred | bred |
bring | brought | brought |
broadcast | broadcast | broadcast |
browbeat | browbeat | browbeaten/browbeat |
build | built | built |
burn | burnt/burned | burnt/burned |
burst | burst | burst |
bust | busted/bust | busted/bust |
buy | bought | bought |
cast | cast | cast |
catch | caught | caught |
chide | chid/chided | chid/chidden/chided |
choose | chose | chosen |
cleave | clove/cleft/cleaved | cloven/cleft/cleaved |
cleave | clave | cleaved |
cling | clung | clung |
clothe | clothed/clad | clothed/clad |
come | came | come |
cost | cost | cost |
creep | crept | crept |
crossbreed | crossbred | crossbred |
crow | crew/crewed | crowed |
cut | cut | cut |
daydream | daydreamed daydreamt | daydreamed daydreamt |
deal | dealt | dealt |
dig | dug | dug |
disprove | disproved | disproved/disproven |
dive | dove/dived | dived |
do | did | done |
draw | drew | drawn |
dream | dreamt/dreamed | dreamt/dreamed |
drink | drank | drunk |
drive | drove | driven |
dwell | dwelt | dwelt |
eat | ate | eaten |
fall | fell | fallen |
feed | fed | fed |
feel | felt | felt |
fight | fought | fought |
find | found | found |
fit | fitted/fit | fitted/fit |
flee | fled | fled |
fling | flung | flung |
fly | flew | flown |
forbear | forbore | forborne |
forbid | forbade/forbad | forbidden |
forecast | forecast/forecasted | forecast/forecasted |
forego (also forgo) | forewent | foregone |
foresee | foresaw | foreseen |
foretell | foretold | foretold |
forget | forgot | forgotten |
forgive | forgave | forgiven |
forsake | forsook | forsaken |
freeze | froze | frozen |
frostbite | frostbit | frostbitten |
get | got | got/gotten |
gild | gilt/gilded | gilt/gilded |
gird | girt/girded | girt/girded |
give | gave | given |
go | went | gone |
grind | ground | ground |
grow | grew | grown |
hand-feed | hand-fed | hand-fed |
handwrite | handwrote | handwritten |
hang | hung | hung |
have | had | had |
hear | heard | heard |
heave | hove/heaved | hove/heaved |
hew | hewed | hewn/hewed |
hide | hid | hidden |
hit | hit | hit |
hurt | hurt | hurt |
inbreed | inbred | inbred |
inlay | inlaid | inlaid |
input | input | input |
inset | inset | inset |
interbreed | interbred | interbred |
interweave | interwove interweaved | interwoven interweaved |
interwind | interwound | interwound |
jerry-build | jerry-built | jerry-built |
keep | kept | kept |
kneel | knelt/kneeled | knelt/kneeled |
knit | knit/knitted | knit/knitted |
know | knew | known |
lay | laid | laid |
lead | led | led |
lean | leaned/leant | leaned/leant |
leap | leapt /leaped | leapt /leaped |
learn | learnt/learned | learnt/learned |
leave | left | left |
lend | lent | lent |
let | let | let |
lie | lay | lain |
light | lit/lighted | lit/lighted |
lip-read | lip-read | lip-read |
lose | lost | lost |
make | made | made |
mean | meant | meant |
meet | met | met |
miscast | miscast | miscast |
misdeal | misdealt | misdealt |
misdo | misdid | misdone |
mishear | misheard | misheard |
mislay | mislaid | mislaid |
mislead | misled | misled |
mislearn | mislearned mislearnt | mislearned mislearnt |
misread | misread | misread |
misset | misset | misset |
misspeak | misspoke | misspoken |
misspell | misspelt | misspelt |
misspend | misspent | misspent |
mistake | mistook | mistaken |
misteach | mistaught | mistaught |
misunderstand | misunderstood | misunderstood |
miswrite | miswrote | miswritten |
mow | mowed | mown/mowed |
offset | offset | offset |
outbid | outbid | outbid |
outbreed | outbred | outbred |
outdo | outdid | outdone |
outdraw | outdrew | outdrawn |
outdrink | outdrank | outdrunk |
outdrive | outdrove | outdriven |
outfight | outfought | outfought |
outfly | outflew | outflown |
outgrow | outgrew | outgrown |
outleap | outleaped/outleapt | outleaped/outleapt |
outlie | outlied | outlied |
output | output | output |
outride | outrode | outridden |
outrun | outran | outrun |
outsell | outsold | outsold |
outshine | outshined/outshone | outshined/outshone |
outshoot | outshot | outshot |
outsing | outsang | outsung |
outsit | outsat | outsat |
outsleep | outslept | outslept |
outsmell | outsmelled/outsmelt | outsmelled/outsmelt |
outspeak | outspoke | outspoken |
outspeed | outsped | outsped |
outspend | outspent | outspent |
outswear | outswore | outsworn |
outswim | outswam | outswum |
outthink | outthought | outthought |
outthrow | outthrew | outthrown |
outwrite | outwrote | outwritten |
overbid | overbid | overbid |
overbreed | overbred | overbred |
overbuild | overbuilt | overbuilt |
overbuy | overbought | overbought |
overcome | overcame | overcome |
overdo | overdid | overdone |
overdraw | overdrew | overdrawn |
overdrink | overdrank | overdrunk |
overeat | overate | overeaten |
overfeed | overfed | overfed |
overfly | overflew | overflown |
overhang | overhung | overhung |
overhear | overheard | overheard |
overlay | overlaid | overlaid |
overpay | overpaid | overpaid |
override | overrode | overridden |
overrun | overran | overrun |
oversee | oversaw | overseen |
oversell | oversold | oversold |
oversew | oversewed | oversewn/oversewed |
overshoot | overshot | overshot |
oversleep | overslept | overslept |
overspeak | overspoke | overspoken |
overspend | overspent | overspent |
overspill | overspilled/overspilt | overspilled/overspilt |
overtake | overtook | overtaken |
overthink | overthought | overthought |
overthrow | overthrew | overthrown |
overwind | overwound | overwound |
overwrite | overwrote | overwritten |
partake | partook | partaken |
pay | paid | paid |
plead | pleaded/pled | pleaded/pled |
prebuild | prebuilt | prebuilt |
premake | premade | premade |
prepay | prepaid | prepaid |
presell | presold | presold |
preset | preset | preset |
preshrink | preshrank | preshrunk |
proofread | proofread | proofread |
prove | proved | proven/proved |
put | put | put |
quick-freeze | quick-froze | quick-frozen |
quit | quit/quitted | quit/quitted |
read | read | read |
reawake | reawoke | reawaken |
rebid | rebid | rebid |
rebind | rebound | rebound |
rebroadcast | rebroadcast rebroadcasted | rebroadcast rebroadcasted |
rebuild | rebuilt | rebuilt |
recast | recast | recast |
recut | recut | recut |
redeal | redealt | redealt |
redo | redid | redone |
redraw | redrew | redrawn |
refit | refitted/refit | refitted/refit |
regrind | reground | reground |
regrow | regrew | regrown |
rehang | rehung | rehung |
rehear | reheard | reheard |
reknit | reknitted/reknit | reknitted/reknit |
relay | relaid | relaid |
relearn | relearned/relearnt | relearned/relearnt |
relight | relit/relighted | relit/relighted |
remake | remade | remade |
rend | rent | rent |
repay | repaid | repaid |
reread | reread | reread |
rerun | reran | rerun |
resell | resold | resold |
resend | resent | resent |
reset | reset | reset |
resew | resewed | resewn/resewed |
retake | retook | retaken |
reteach | retaught | retaught |
retear | retore | retorn |
retell | retold | retold |
rethink | rethought | rethought |
retread | retread | retread |
retrofit | retrofitted/retrofit | retrofitted/retrofit |
rewake | rewoke/rewaked | rewaken/rewaked |
rewear | rewore | reworn |
reweave | rewove/reweaved | rewoven/reweaved |
rewed | rewed/rewedded | rewed/rewedded |
rewet | rewet/rewetted | rewet/rewetted |
rewin | rewon | rewon |
rewind | rewound | rewound |
rewrite | rewrote | rewritten |
rid | rid | rid |
ride | rode | ridden |
ring | rang | rung |
rise | rose | risen |
roughcast | roughcast | roughcast |
run | ran | run |
sand-cast | sand-cast | sand-cast |
saw | sawed | sawn |
say | said | said |
see | saw | seen |
seek | sought | sought |
sell | sold | sold |
send | sent | sent |
set | set | set |
sew | sewed | sewn/sewed |
shake | shook | shaken |
shave | shaved | shaved/shaven |
shear | sheared | shorn |
shed | shed | shed |
shine | shone | shone |
shit | shit/shat/shitted | shit/shat/shitted |
shoot | shot | shot |
show | showed | shown/showed |
shrink | shrank | shrunk |
shut | shut | shut |
sight-read | sight-read | sight-read |
sing | sang | sung |
sink | sank | sunk |
sit | sat | sat |
slay | slew | slain |
sleep | slept | slept |
slide | slid | slid |
sling | slung | slung |
slink | slunk | slunk |
slit | slit | slit |
smell | smelt | smelt |
smite | smote | smitten |
sneak | sneaked/snuck | sneaked/snuck |
speak | spoke | spoken |
speed | sped/speeded | sped/speeded |
spell | spelt/spelled | spelt/spelled |
spend | spent | spent |
spill | spilt/spilled | spilt/spilled |
spin | spun/span | spun |
spoil | spoilt/spoiled | spoilt/spoiled |
spread | spread | spread |
stand | stood | stood |
steal | stole | stolen |
stick | stuck | stuck |
sting | stung | stung |
stink | stunk/stank | stunk |
stride | strode | stridden |
strike | struck | struck |
string | strung | strung |
sunburn | sunburned/sunburnt | sunburned/sunburnt |
swear | swore | sworn |
sweat | sweat/sweated | sweat/sweated |
sweep | swept | swept |
swell | swelled | swollen/swelled |
swim | swam | swum |
swing | swung | swung |
take | took | taken |
teach | taught | taught |
tear | tore | torn |
telecast | telecast | telecast |
tell | told | told |
think | thought | thought |
throw | threw | thrown |
thrust | thrust | thrust |
tread | trod | trodden/trod |
typewrite | typewrote | typewritten |
unbend | unbent | unbent |
unbind | unbound | unbound |
unclothe | unclothed/unclad | unclothed/unclad |
undercut | undercut | undercut |
underfeed | underfed | underfed |
undergo | underwent | undergone |
underlie | underlay | underlain |
understand | understood | understood |
undertake | undertook | undertaken |
underwrite | underwrote | underwritten |
undo | undid | undone |
unfreeze | unfroze | unfrozen |
unhang | unhung | unhung |
unhide | unhid | unhidden |
unlearn | unlearned/unlearnt | unlearned/unlearnt |
unspin | unspun | unspun |
unwind | unwound | unwound |
uphold | upheld | upheld |
upset | upset | upset |
wake | woke/waked | woken/waked |
wear | wore | worn |
wed | wed/wedded | wed/wedded |
weep | wept | wept |
wet | wet/wetted | wet/wetted |
win | won | won |
wind | wound | wound |
withdraw | withdrew | withdrawn |
withhold | withheld | withheld |
withstand | withstood | withstood |
work | worked | worked |
wring | wrung | wrung |
write | wrote | written |