ser

/seɾ/

#14 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

to be (identity, essential qualities)

Grammar

Verb typeirregular

Conjugation

Regular spanish-irregular conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yosoyfuieraserésería
eresfuisteerasserásserías
él/ella/ud.esfueeraserásería
nos.somosfuimoséramosseremosseríamos
vos.soisfuisteiseraisseréisseríais
ellos/uds.sonfueroneranseránserían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yoseafuerafuese
seasfuerasfueses
él/ella/ud.seafuerafuese
nos.seamosfuéramosfuésemos
vos.seáisfueraisfueseis
ellos/uds.seanfueranfuesen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
ud.sea
nosotrosseamos
vosotrossed
uds.sean

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
siendo
Past participle
sido

Examples

Escocia, Inglaterra.

I am from Scotland, not from England.

profesora matemáticas.

She is a mathematics teacher.

antiguo.

This building is very old.

muchos .

We have been friends for many years.

.

It would be better to call before dropping by her house.

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