Hello, there. As you know, the verb Ser in Spanish is one of the most important ones, because means “To be“. So, how to conjugate Ser in Spanish is one of the most important things you need to learn. So, let’s get started!
How to conjugate Ser in different tenses
Firstly, let’s say that Ser is an irregular verb, which means that doesn’t follow the rules of the regular verbs. With regular verbs you have the steam of the verb (for example, the steam of the verb Mirar is “Mir”) and you have the endings for each verbal tense (for example, for present tense the ending of first person singular is “o”—> Yo Miro).
But, with Ser this doesn’t happen. So, let’s learn Presente Tense of Indicative of Ser:
Yo soy
Tú eres
Él / Ella / Usted es
Nosotros / Nosotras somos
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes son
Examples of use:
Yo soy Camila (I’m Camila)
Nosotros somos latinoamericanos (We’re Latin Americans)
Ellos son mis hermanos (They’re my siblings)
Now we’ll see the conjugation of Ser with Pretérito Perfecto Simple (AKA Pretérito Indefinido)
Yo fui
Tú fuiste
Él / Ella / Usted fue
Nosotros / Nosotras fuimos
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes fueron
And now let’s see some examples of use:
Yo fui astronauta en mi otra vida (I was an astronaut in my other life)
Ellos fueron muy imprudentes y cruzaron el semáforo en rojo (They were very reckless and crossed the red light)
Let’s see the Pretérito Imperfecto of Indicativo:
Yo era
Tú eras
Él / Ella / Usted era
Nosotros / Nosotras éramos
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes eran
And now, some examples:
Cuando yo era niña, vivía en Venezuela (When I was a child, I lived in Venezuela)
Tú eras mi mejor amiga en la escuela primaria (You were my best friend in elementary school)
Conjugating Ser in Future Tense
And now we will see Futuro Simple
Yo seré
Tú serás
Él / Ella / Usted será
Nosotros / Nosotras seremos
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes serán
And, let’s see some examples:
Seré más cuidadoso con este tema (I will be more careful with this topic)
¡Seremos amigas para siempre! (We will be friends forever!)
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