The Spanish verb ser means "to be (permanent)". Below are its 8 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of ser is yo soy, tú eres, él/ella/usted es, nosotros somos, vosotros sois, ellos/ellas/ustedes son. It is irregular: all 6 present forms break the regular -er pattern. The tables below cover 8 tenses, from the present to the present perfect. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.
Forms in orange break the regular -er pattern.
| yo | soy (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | eres (irregular) | |
| él/ | es (irregular) | |
| nosotros | somos (irregular) | |
| vosotros | sois (irregular) | |
| ellos/ | son (irregular) |
| yo | fui (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | fuiste (irregular) |
| él/ | fue (irregular) |
| nosotros | fuimos (irregular) |
| vosotros | fuisteis (irregular) |
| ellos/ | fueron (irregular) |
| yo | era (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | eras (irregular) |
| él/ | era (irregular) |
| nosotros | éramos (irregular) |
| vosotros | erais (irregular) |
| ellos/ | eran (irregular) |
| yo | seré |
|---|---|
| tú | serás |
| él/ | será |
| nosotros | seremos |
| vosotros | seréis |
| ellos/ | serán |
| yo | sería |
|---|---|
| tú | serías |
| él/ | sería |
| nosotros | seríamos |
| vosotros | seríais |
| ellos/ | serían |
| yo | sea (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | seas (irregular) |
| él/ | sea (irregular) |
| nosotros | seamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | seáis (irregular) |
| ellos/ | sean (irregular) |
| tú | sé (irregular) |
|---|---|
| usted | sea (irregular) |
| nosotros | seamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | sed |
| ustedes | sean (irregular) |
| yo | he sido |
|---|---|
| tú | has sido |
| él/ | ha sido |
| nosotros | hemos sido |
| vosotros | habéis sido |
| ellos/ | han sido |
Ser is irregular. Its present forms include soy, eres, and somos, while its preterite uses fui, fuiste, and fue. Its imperfect forms include era and éramos, and its present subjunctive includes sea and seamos.
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No. Ser is irregular.
The forms are sea, seas, sea, seamos, seáis, and sean.
The gerund is siendo and the past participle is sido. The present perfect uses forms of haber plus sido, such as he sido and han sido.