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Ser (to be)

Conjugation of ser (to be) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Ser (to be)

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Category: a1

Module 1: Presentarse (To introduce oneself)

Lesson 1: Saludos y despedidas (Greetings and Farewells)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Ser (to be) Siendo (Being) Sido (been)

Ser (to be): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
(yo) soy I am
(tú) eres You are
(él/ella) es he is/she is
(nosotros/nosotras) somos we are
(vosotros/vosotras) sois You are
(ellos/ellas) son they are

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) he sido I have been
(tú) has sido You have been
(él/ella) ha sido he/she has been
(nosotros/nosotras) hemos sido we have been
(vosotros/vosotras) habéis sido You have been
(ellos/ellas) han sido they have been

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
(yo) sea I be
(tú) seas you be
(él/ella) sea he/she to be
(nosotros/nosotras) seamos we are
(vosotros/vosotras) seáis you are
(ellos/ellas) sean they be

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) haya sido I have been
(tú) hayas sido you have been
(él/ella) haya sido he/she has been
(nosotros/nosotras) hayamos sido we have been
(vosotros/vosotras) hayáis sido You have been
(ellos/ellas) hayan sido they have been

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) era I was
(tú) eras You were
(él/ella) era he was/she was
(nosotros/nosotras) éramos we were
(vosotros/vosotras) erais You were
(ellos/ellas) eran they were

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) había sido I had been
(tú) habías sido You had been
(él/ella) había sido he/she had been
(nosotros/nosotras) habíamos sido we had been
(vosotros/vosotras) habíais sido you had been
(ellos/ellas) habían sido they had been

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) fuera/fuese I were to be
(tú) fueras/fueses You were
(él/ella) fuera/fuese he/she were
(nosotros/nosotras) fuéramos/fuésemos we were to be
(vosotros/vosotras) fuerais/fueseis you were
(ellos/ellas) fueran/fuesen they were

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiera/hubiese sido I had been
(tú) hubieras/hubieses sido you had been
(él/ella) hubiera/hubiese sido he/she had been
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéramos/hubiésemos sido we had been
(vosotros/vosotras) hubierais/hubieseis sido you had been
(ellos/ellas) hubieran/hubiesen sido they had been

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
(yo) fui I was
(tú) fuiste You were
(él/ella) fue he/she was
(nosotros/nosotras) fuimos we were
(vosotros/vosotras) fuisteis you were
(ellos/ellas) fueron they were

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
(yo) hube sido I had been
(tú) hubiste sido You had been
(él/ella) hubo sido he/she had been
(nosotros/nosotras) hubimos sido we had been
(vosotros/vosotras) hubisteis sido you had been
(ellos/ellas) hubieron sido they had been

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) fuere I were to be
(tú) fueres you will be
(él/ella) fuere he/she were to be
(nosotros/nosotras) fuéremos we would be
(vosotros/vosotras) fuereis you would be
(ellos/ellas) fueren they will be

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiere sido I will have been
(tú) hubieres sido you will have been
(él/ella) hubiere sido he/she will have been
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéremos sido we will have been
(vosotros/vosotras) hubiereis sido You will have been
(ellos/ellas) hubieren sido they have been

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) seré I will be
(tú) serás you will be
(él/ella) será he/she will be
(nosotros/nosotras) seremos we will be
(vosotros/vosotras) seréis you will be
(ellos/ellas) serán they will be

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habré sido I will have been
(tú) habrás sido You will have been
(él/ella) habrá sido he/she will have been
(nosotros/nosotras) habremos sido we will have been
(vosotros/vosotras) habréis sido you will have been
(ellos/ellas) habrán sido they will have been
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
No existe imperativo para yo There is no imperative for I
¡Sé! Be!
¡Sea! He/She be!
¡Seamos! Let us be!
¡Sed! Be

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
— You don't be
¡No seas! He/She don't be
¡No sea! We let’s not be
¡No seamos! You all do not be
¡No seáis! They do not be

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
(yo) sería I would be
(tú) serías You would be
(él/ella) sería he would be / she would be
(nosotros/nosotras) seríamos we would be
(vosotros/vosotras) seríais you would be
(ellos/ellas) serían they would be

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habría sido I would have been
(tú) habrías sido You would have been
(él/ella) habría sido he would have been
(nosotros/nosotras) habríamos sido we would have been
(vosotros/vosotras) habríais sido you would have been
(ellos/ellas) habrían sido they would have been