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All the words: Spanish

ser

Level A1

Meaning

to be

Example

Quiero ser médico.

I want to be a doctor.

A way to remember it

English "essence" comes from Latin esse "to be", which lives on in ser's forms. P.S. Don't mix up with estar.

Word forms

Conjugation
present
I
soy
you (sg.)
eres
he, she
es
we
somos
you (pl.)
sois
they
son
simple past
I
fui
you (sg.)
fuiste
he, she
fue
we
fuimos
you (pl.)
fuisteis
they
fueron
imperfect
I
era
you (sg.)
eras
he, she
era
we
éramos
you (pl.)
erais
they
eran
imperative
you (sg.)
sé
we
seamos
you (pl.)
sed
future
I
seré
you (sg.)
serás
he, she
será
we
seremos
you (pl.)
seréis
they
serán
conditional
I
sería
you (sg.)
serías
he, she
sería
we
seríamos
you (pl.)
seríais
they
serían
present subjunctive
I
sea
you (sg.)
seas
he, she
sea
we
seamos
you (pl.)
seáis
they
sean
imperfect subjunctive
I
fuera / fuese
you (sg.)
fueras / fueses
he, she
fuera / fuese
we
fuéramos / fuésemos
you (pl.)
fuerais / fueseis
they
fueran / fuesen

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