I saw you yesterday. (past tense of to see)
The verb seen is the past participle of to see, and uses a helping verb.
(I might have seen you yesterday, I could have seen you yesterday)
see - present, saw - past, seen - past participle.
The past participle is used in present perfect sentences:
I have seen the movie three times now.
Or past perfect sentences:
I had seen the movie before.
And other tenses.
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