видеть / увидеть conjugation in Russian – to See

Written by Ari Helderman | Last updated: January 29, 2025 min read

Down below you find the table of conjugations for the verbs видеть / увидеть. In English the translation means ‘to see’.

видеть / увидетьconjugation in Russian

 Imperfective
Aspect
 
Perfective
Aspect
 
   
   
Infinitive Formвидетьувидеть
   
Present Tense  
я – 1st Person Singularвижу 
ты – 2nd Person Singularвидишь 
он/она/оно – 3rd Person Singularвидит 
мы – 1st Person Pluralвидим 
вы – 2nd Person Pluralвидите 
они/мы/вы – 3rd Person Pluralвидят 
   
Past Tense  
он – Masculineвиделувидел
она – Feminineвиделаувидела
оно – Neuterвиделоувидело
они – Pluralвиделиувидели
   
Future Tense  
я – 1st Person Singularбуду     видетьувижу
ты – 2nd Person Singularбудешь видетьувидишь
он/она/оно – 3rd Person Singularбудет    видетьувидит
мы – 1st Person Pluralбудем    видетьувидим
вы – 2nd Person Pluralбудете   видетьувидите
они – 3rd Person Pluralбудут     видетьувидят
   
Imperative Form  
ты – Informal увидь
вы – Polite увидьте

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