Verb
ser
to be
# 1 most commonThis is the infinitive form of the verb. All other conjugations are derived from this base form.
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In the Wild
Real-world usage & examples
"Ser o no ser, esa es la cuestión."
To be or not to be, that is the question.
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Conjugations
Most common forms
ser
Infinitive
Current
"to be"
soy
Singular · PRES · Ind · 1ª pers.
Most Used
"I am"
es
Singular · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers.
Most Used
"he/she is"
eres
Singular · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers.
Common
"you are"
son
Plural · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers.
Common
"they are"
fue
Singular · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers.
Common
"he/she was"
| Form | Tense / Mood | Person | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| ser | Infinitive | — | "to be" |
| siendo | Gerund | — | "being" |
| sido | Participle | — | "been" |
| Present Indicative | |||
| soy | Singular · PRES · Ind · 1ª pers. | yo | "I am" |
| eres | Singular · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you are" |
| es | Singular · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she is" |
| somos | Plural · PRES · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we are" |
| sois | Plural · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all are" |
| son | Plural · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they are" |
| Preterite (Past) | |||
| fui | Singular · PRET · Ind · 1ª pers. | yo | "I was" |
| fuiste | Singular · PRET · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you were" |
| fue | Singular · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she was" |
| fuimos | Plural · PRET · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we were" |
| fuisteis | Plural · PRET · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all were" |
| fueron | Plural · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they were" |
| Imperfect | |||
| eras | Singular · IMPERF · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you were" |
| era | Singular · IMPERF · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she was" |
| éramos | Plural · IMPERF · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we were" |
| erais | Plural · IMPERF · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all were" |
| eran | Plural · IMPERF · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they were" |
| Future | |||
| seré | Singular · FUT · Ind · 1ª pers. | yo | "I will be" |
| serás | Singular · FUT · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you will be" |
| será | Singular · FUT · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she will be" |
| seremos | Plural · FUT · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we will be" |
| seréis | Plural · FUT · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all will be" |
| serán | Plural · FUT · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they will be" |
| Conditional | |||
| serías | Singular · COND · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you would be" |
| sería | Singular · COND · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she would be" |
| seríamos | Plural · COND · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we would be" |
| seríais | Plural · COND · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all would be" |
| serían | Plural · COND · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they would be" |
| Present Subjunctive | |||
| seas | Singular · PRES · Subj · 2ª pers. | tú | "that you be" |
| sea | Singular · PRES · Subj · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "that he/she be" |
| seamos | Plural · PRES · Subj · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "that we be" |
| seáis | Plural · PRES · Subj · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "that you all be" |
| sean | Plural · PRES · Subj · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "that they be" |