Ser - to be (permanent/essential)
Conjugations
Indicative Present
| Person | Conjugation | English |
|---|
| yo | soy | I am |
| tú | eres | you are |
| nosotros/as | somos | we are |
| él/ella/usted | es | he is |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | son | they are |
Indicative Present Continuous
| Person | Conjugation | English |
|---|
| yo | estoy siendo | I am being |
| tú | estás siendo | you are being |
| nosotros/as | estamos siendo | we are being |
| él/ella/usted | está siendo | he is being |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | están siendo | they are being |
Indicative Preterite
| Person | Conjugation | English |
|---|
| yo | fui | I was |
| tú | fuiste | you were |
| nosotros/as | fuimos | we were |
| él/ella/usted | fue | he was |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | fueron | they were |
Indicative Imperfect
| Person | Conjugation | English |
|---|
| yo | era | I used to be |
| tú | eras | you used to be |
| nosotros/as | éramos | we used to be |
| él/ella/usted | era | he used to be |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | eran | they used to be |
Indicative Future
| Person | Conjugation | English |
|---|
| yo | seré | I will be |
| tú | serás | you will be |
| nosotros/as | seremos | we will be |
| él/ella/usted | será | he will be |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | serán | they will be |
| Person | Conjugation | English |
|---|
| yo | voy a ser | I am going to be |
| tú | vas a ser | you are going to be |
| nosotros/as | vamos a ser | we are going to be |
| él/ella/usted | va a ser | he is going to be |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | van a ser | they are going to be |
Conditional
| Person | Conjugation | English |
|---|
| yo | sería | I would be |
| tú | serías | you would be |
| nosotros/as | seríamos | we would be |
| él/ella/usted | sería | he would be |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | serían | they would be |
Indicative Present Perfect
| Person | Conjugation | English |
|---|
| yo | he sido | I have been |
| tú | has sido | you have been |
| nosotros/as | hemos sido | we have been |
| él/ella/usted | ha sido | he has been |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | han sido | they have been |
Indicative Past Perfect
| Person | Conjugation | English |
|---|
| yo | había sido | I had been |
| tú | habías sido | you had been |
| nosotros/as | habíamos sido | we had been |
| él/ella/usted | había sido | he had been |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | habían sido | they had been |
Indicative Future Perfect
| Person | Conjugation | English |
|---|
| yo | habré sido | I will have been |
| tú | habrás sido | you will have been |
| nosotros/as | habremos sido | we will have been |
| él/ella/usted | habrá sido | he will have been |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | habrán sido | they will have been |
Conditional Perfect
| Person | Conjugation | English |
|---|
| yo | habría sido | I would have been |
| tú | habrías sido | you would have been |
| nosotros/as | habríamos sido | we would have been |
| él/ella/usted | habría sido | he would have been |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | habrían sido | they would have been |
Subjunctive Present
| Person | Conjugation | English |
|---|
| yo | sea | I am |
| tú | seas | you are |
| nosotros/as | seamos | we are |
| él/ella/usted | sea | he is |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | sean | they are |
Subjunctive Imperfect
| Person | Conjugation | English |
|---|
| yo | fuera | I was |
| tú | fueras | you were |
| nosotros/as | fuéramos | we were |
| él/ella/usted | fuera | he was |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | fueran | they were |
Subjunctive Future
| Person | Conjugation | English |
|---|
| yo | fuere | I will be |
| tú | fueres | you will be |
| nosotros/as | fuéremos | we will be |
| él/ella/usted | fuere | he will be |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | fueren | they will be |
Subjunctive Present Perfect
| Person | Conjugation | English |
|---|
| yo | haya sido | I have been |
| tú | hayas sido | you have been |
| nosotros/as | hayamos sido | we have been |
| él/ella/usted | haya sido | he has been |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | hayan sido | they have been |
Subjunctive Past Perfect
| Person | Conjugation | English |
|---|
| yo | hubiera sido | I had been |
| tú | hubieras sido | you had been |
| nosotros/as | hubiéramos sido | we had been |
| él/ella/usted | hubiera sido | he had been |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | hubieran sido | they had been |
Subjunctive Future Perfect
| Person | Conjugation | English |
|---|
| yo | hubiere sido | I will have been |
| tú | hubieres sido | you will have been |
| nosotros/as | hubiéremos sido | we will have been |
| él/ella/usted | hubiere sido | he will have been |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | hubieren sido | they will have been |
Imperative Affirmative
| Person | Conjugation | English |
|---|
| tú | sé | be! |
| nosotros/as | seamos | let’s be! |
| él/ella/usted | sea | be! (formal) |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | sean | be! (formal pl.) |
Imperative Negative
| Person | Conjugation | English |
|---|
| tú | no seas | don’t be! |
| nosotros/as | no seamos | let’s not be! |
| él/ella/usted | no sea | don’t be! (formal) |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | no sean | don’t be! (formal pl.) |
| Form | Conjugation | English |
|---|
| Infinitive | ser | to be |
| Gerund | siendo | being |
| Past Participle | sido | been |