yo veía

saw

b e ˈi a → ver
ve see, watch + ía I/he/she imperfect
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Common #6,281
saw Imperfect past tense (yo/él/ella/usted). Often translates as “was seeing” or “used to see,” depending on context.
SP: Cuando era niño, veía dibujos animados todos los días.
EN: When I was a child, I used to watch cartoons every day.
Conjugation of ver
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First veía veíamos
Third veía veían
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First veía veíamos
Second vieras —
Third veía veían

Tom dijo que pensaba que yo me veía en forma.

Tom said he thought I looked fit.

Veía cosas.

I saw things.

Yo no le veía nunca.

I never saw him.

— La piel que habito (2011)

No te veía.

I couldn't see you.

— Lagaan: Érase una vez en la India (2001)

Tom dijo que me veía un poco pálido.

Tom said I looked a little pale.

Estaba tan enamorada del muchacho que sólo veía en él sus cualidades.

She was so in love with the boy that she only saw his qualities.

Pero no veían lo que yo veía.

But they didn't see what I saw.

— Whiplash (2014)

Tom y Mary pensaban que se les veía lindo.

Tom and Mary thought they looked cute.

Pero mi madre lo veía como un insecto.

But my mother saw him as an insect.

— Titanic (1997)

Pensé que veía un parecido.

I thought I saw a resemblance.

Cada día se le veía más flaco.

He looked thinner every day.

Tom sencillamente se paró ahí y veía como María se miraba fijamente al espejo.

Tom simply stood there and watched María stare at herself in the mirror.

Hace tiempo que no te veía.

It's been a while since I've seen you.

— Old Boy (2003)

Veía a la lluvia caer a través del cristal.

I watched the rain fall through the glass.

— Chungking Express (1994)

Por las noches, veía a Dharamdas y su carruaje.

At night, I would see Dharamdas and his carriage.

— Devdas (2002)

Veía toda mi vida como si ya la hubiera vivido.

I saw my whole life as if I had already lived it.

— Titanic (1997)

Últimamente veía mucho boxeo, pero no sabía por qué.

I've been watching a lot of boxing lately, but I didn't know why.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Ayer me dijeron que me veía como Kohei Tanaka.

Yesterday I was told that I looked like Kohei Tanaka.

Pasé una tarde estupenda con mis amigos del colegio que hacía años que no veía.

I had a great afternoon with my school friends whom I hadn't seen for years.

Mi abuelo veía fantasmas.

My grandfather saw ghosts.

Él veía que venía.

He saw that she was coming.

Cómo me veía realmente el mundo.

How the world really saw me.

— Ratatouille (2007)

Siempre que te veía en el cine estabas mirando el piso.

Whenever I saw you at the movies, you were always looking at the floor.

— Whiplash (2014)

Tom veía que Mary se estaba muriendo.

Tom could see that Mary was dying.

Ella veía a las hojas muertas caer.

She watched the dead leaves fall.

No pude creer lo que veía.

I couldn’t believe what I was seeing.

— Haz lo que debas (1989)

Veía al anciano dos o tres veces por semana.

I saw the old man two or three times a week.

Tom dijo que pensó que yo me veía en forma.

Tom said he thought I looked fit.

Veía una película de monstruos con mi amigo.

I was watching a monster movie with my friend.

— La gran enfermedad del amor (2017)

Ella lo veía como su salvador.

She saw him as her savior.

Yo aun le veía menos, casi no le conozco.

I saw him even less, I hardly know him.

— La dolce vita (1960)

La gente decía que veía las pulgas.

People said they saw fleas.

Lo veía venir.

I saw it coming.

Tom veía que María estaba a punto de llorar.

Tom could see that Maria was about to cry.

Tu padre lo era, así lo veía yo.

Your father was, that's how I saw it.

De niño veía a los hombres marchar a estos trabajos y no volver.

As a child, I saw men go off to these jobs and never return.

— El salario del miedo (1953)

Vine a trabajar por aquí y pensé que hace mucho no te veía.

I came to work here and I thought it had been a long time since I'd seen you.

— Your Name (2016)

Veía eso.

I saw that.

Quien le veía todos los días.

Who saw him every day.

— American Gangster (2007)

Sí, si veía la luz encendida.

Yes, if I saw the light on.

— Anatomía de una caída (2023)

Yo me escapé por un hueco y veía toda la conmoción desde un árbol.

I escaped through a gap and watched all the commotion from a tree.

— Good bye, Lenin! (2003)

No era la primera vez que lo veía.

It wasn't the first time I'd seen him.

— Dolor y gloria (2019)

Cuando él era joven, veía a menudo el béisbol.

When he was young, he often watched baseball.

Hasta veía borroso.

I could even see blurry.

— GOAT: Como cabras (2026)

Su padre le veía con malos ojos.

His father looked down on him.

Pensé que estabas en problemas cuando no te veía.

I thought you were in trouble when I didn't see you.

— El imperio de las sombras (2016)

Veía a uno.

I saw one.

Veía trabajar a las hermanas y las oía cantar.

I watched the sisters work and heard them sing.

Porque era el único hombre que veía.

Because he was the only man I saw.

A Tom se le veía cansado.

Tom looked tired.

Rara vez se le veía sobrio.

He was rarely seen sober.

Máquina que veía, la abría.

I’d open any machine I saw.

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Joder, yo ya me veía con una lancha nueva en la entrada del garaje.

Damn, I could already picture myself with a new boat in the driveway.

— American Gangster (2007)

Su rostro de veía tan bien.

His/Her face looked so good.

— Secret Sunshine (2007)

Tom veía que Mary se moría.

Tom saw that Mary was dying.

Ella veía espíritus atravesando paredes.

She saw spirits passing through walls.

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