{"id":1846,"date":"2018-05-28T17:49:35","date_gmt":"2018-05-28T17:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/?p=1846"},"modified":"2019-05-17T11:26:21","modified_gmt":"2019-05-17T11:26:21","slug":"ser-conjugation-in-spanish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/ser-conjugation-in-spanish\/","title":{"rendered":"Ser Conjugation: The Complete Guide to Conjugating Ser in Spanish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The conjugation of the Spanish verb\u00a0<em>ser<\/em> is irregular. It\u00a0is irregular because it does not follow a set pattern of conjugation to form all its tenses.\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this lesson, you\u2019ll learn how to conjugate the Spanish verb <em>ser<\/em> in all Spanish tenses! We will also show you how to conjugate it in common Spanish verb phrases. Sound good? Let\u2019s go!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1898\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/lonely-planet-643024-unsplash-e1527460495356.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1001\" height=\"667\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>How to Conjugate <em>Ser<\/em> in Spanish<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ll start off by showing you the Spanish verbals of <em>ser<\/em>. Then, we\u2019ll show you how to conjugate <em>ser<\/em> in the indicative, subjunctive and imperative mood. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Spanish Verbals of <em>Ser<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Verbals are not what they seem to be. They seem to be verbs, but they are not. Verbals derive from verbs, and they function as nouns or modifiers. These are the verbals that derive from the verb <em>ser<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Infinitive<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: ser<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Gerund<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: siendo<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Participle<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: sido <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Indicative Mood <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You will find 10 different verb tenses in the Spanish indicative mood. All of them are regularly used in conversations; however, the tenses \u201cpret\u00e9rito anterior\u201d and \u201cfuturo compuesto\u201d are not used as frequently as the rest of the tenses. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Tiempos Simples<\/strong> &#8211; Simple Tenses<\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Presente<\/strong> &#8211; Present Tense<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>yo soy<\/strong> &#8211; I am<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>t\u00fa eres<\/strong> &#8211; you are<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>vos sos<\/strong> &#8211; you (South American) are<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u00e9l\/ella\/usted es<\/strong> &#8211; he\/she\/you (formal) are<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>nosotros\/as somos<\/strong> &#8211; we are<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>vosotros\/as sois<\/strong> &#8211; you (plural) are<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>ustedes son<\/strong> &#8211; you (plural) are<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>ellos\/as son<\/strong> &#8211; they are<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Pret\u00e9rito Imperfecto <\/strong>&#8211; Imperfect Tense<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>yo era<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0I was<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>t\u00fa eras<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you were<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>vos eras<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you (South American) were<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00e9l\/ella\/usted era<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">he\/she\/you (formal) were<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>nosotros\/as \u00e9ramos<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">we were<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>vosotros\/as erais<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you (plural) were<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>ustedes eran<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you (plural) were<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>ellos\/as eran<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">they were<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Pret\u00e9rito Perfecto <\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0Preterite Tense<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>yo fui<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0I was<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>t\u00fa fuiste<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you were<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>vos fuiste<\/strong>\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you (South American) were<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00e9l\/ella\/usted fue<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">he\/she\/you (formal) were<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>nosotros\/as fuimos<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">we were<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>vosotros\/as fuisteis<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you (plural) were<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>ustedes fueron<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you (plural) were<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>ellos\/as fueron<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">they were<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Futuro <\/strong>&#8211; Future Tense<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>yo ser\u00e9<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0I will be<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>t\u00fa ser\u00e1s<\/strong> &#8211; you will be<\/li>\n<li><strong>vos ser\u00e1s<\/strong> &#8211; you (South American) will be<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00e9l\/ella\/usted ser\u00e1<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">he\/she\/you (formal) will be\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>nosotros\/as seremos<\/strong> &#8211; we will be<\/li>\n<li><strong>vosotros\/as ser\u00e9is<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you (plural) will be\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>ustedes\u00a0ser\u00e1n<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you (plural) will be\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>ellos\/as ser\u00e1n<\/strong> &#8211; they will be<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Condicional <\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0Conditional Tense<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>yo ser\u00eda<\/strong> &#8211; I would be\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>t\u00fa\u00a0ser\u00edas<\/strong> &#8211; you would be<\/li>\n<li><strong>vos ser\u00edas<\/strong> &#8211; you (South American) would be<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00e9l\/ella\/usted ser\u00eda<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">he\/she\/you (formal) would be\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>nosotros\/as ser\u00edamos<\/strong> &#8211; we would be<\/li>\n<li><strong>vosotros\/as ser\u00edais<\/strong> &#8211; you (plural) would be<\/li>\n<li><strong>ustedes\u00a0ser\u00edan<\/strong> &#8211; you (plural) would be<\/li>\n<li><strong>ellos\/as ser\u00edan<\/strong> &#8211; they would be<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Tiempos Compuestos <\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0Compound Tenses<\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Pret\u00e9rito Perfecto Compuesto <\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0Preterit (Present) Perfect Tense<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>yo he sido<\/strong> &#8211; I have been\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>t\u00fa\u00a0has sido<\/strong> &#8211; you have been<\/li>\n<li><strong>vos has sido<\/strong> &#8211; you (South American) have been<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00e9l\/ella\/usted ha sido<\/strong> &#8211; he\/she\/you (formal) have been<\/li>\n<li><strong>nosotros\/as hemos sido<\/strong> &#8211; we have been<\/li>\n<li><strong>vosotros\/as hab\u00e9is sido<\/strong> &#8211; you (plural) have been<\/li>\n<li><strong>ustedes\u00a0han sido<\/strong> &#8211; you (plural) have been<\/li>\n<li><strong>ellos\/as han sido<\/strong> &#8211; they have been<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Pret\u00e9rito Pluscuamperfecto <\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0Pluperfect Tense<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>yo hab\u00eda sido<\/strong> &#8211; I had been\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>t\u00fa\u00a0hab\u00edas sido<\/strong> &#8211; you had been<\/li>\n<li><strong>vos hab\u00edas sido<\/strong> &#8211; you (South American) had been<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00e9l\/ella\/usted hab\u00eda sido<\/strong> &#8211; he\/she\/you (formal) had been<\/li>\n<li><strong>nosotros\/as hab\u00edamos sido<\/strong> &#8211; we had been<\/li>\n<li><strong>vosotros\/as hab\u00edais sido<\/strong> &#8211; you (plural) had been<\/li>\n<li><strong>ustedes\u00a0hab\u00edan sido<\/strong> &#8211; you (plural) had been<\/li>\n<li><strong>ellos\/as hab\u00edan sido<\/strong> &#8211; they had been<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Pret\u00e9rito Anterior<\/strong> &#8211; Preterit Perfect Tense<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>yo hube sido<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0I had been\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>t\u00fa\u00a0hubiste sido<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0you had been<\/li>\n<li><strong>vos hubiste sido<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0you (South American) had been<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00e9l\/ella\/usted hubo sido<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0he\/she\/you (formal) had been<\/li>\n<li><strong>nosotros\/as hubimos sido<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0we had been<\/li>\n<li><strong>vosotros\/as hubisteis sido<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0you (plural) had been<\/li>\n<li><strong>ustedes\u00a0hubieron sido<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0you (plural) had been<\/li>\n<li><strong>ellos\/as hubieron sido<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0they had been<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Futuro Compuesto <\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0Future Perfect Tense<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>yo habr\u00e9 sido<\/strong> &#8211; I will have been\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>t\u00fa\u00a0habr\u00e1s sido<\/strong> &#8211; you will have been<\/li>\n<li><strong>vos habr\u00e1s sido<\/strong> &#8211; you (South American) will have been<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00e9l\/ella\/usted habr\u00e1 sido<\/strong> &#8211; he\/she\/you (formal) will have been<\/li>\n<li><strong>nosotros\/as habremos sido<\/strong> &#8211; we will have been<\/li>\n<li><strong>vosotros\/as habr\u00e9is sido<\/strong> &#8211; you (plural) will have been<\/li>\n<li><strong>ustedes\u00a0habr\u00e1n sido<\/strong> &#8211; you (plural) will have been<\/li>\n<li><strong>ellos\/as habr\u00e1n sido<\/strong> &#8211; they will have been<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Condicional Compuesto <\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0Conditional Perfect Tense<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>yo habr\u00eda sido<\/strong> &#8211; I would have been\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>t\u00fa\u00a0habr\u00edas sido<\/strong> &#8211; you would have been<\/li>\n<li><strong>vos habr\u00edas sido<\/strong> &#8211; you (South American) would have been<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00e9l\/ella\/usted habr\u00eda sido<\/strong> &#8211; he\/she\/you (formal) would have been<\/li>\n<li><strong>nosotros\/as habr\u00edamos sido<\/strong> &#8211; we would have been<\/li>\n<li><strong>vosotros\/as habr\u00edais sido<\/strong> &#8211; you (plural) would have been<\/li>\n<li><strong>ustedes\u00a0habr\u00edan sido<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0you (plural) would have been<\/li>\n<li><strong>ellos\/as habr\u00edan sido<\/strong> &#8211; they would have been<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Subjunctive Mood<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/spanish-imperfect-subjunctive\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spanish subjunctive<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> mood is used to give opinions, talk about hypothetical situations or indicate politeness. The most used tenses within this mood are \u201cpresente\u201d, \u201cpret\u00e9rito imperfecto\u201d and \u201cpret\u00e9rito perfecto\u201d. <\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Tiempos Simples <\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0Simple Tenses<\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Presente <\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0Present Tense<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>yo sea<\/strong> &#8211; I be\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>t\u00fa seas<\/strong> &#8211; you be<\/li>\n<li><strong>vos se\u00e1s<\/strong> &#8211; you (South American) be<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00e9l\/ella\/usted sea<\/strong> &#8211; he\/she\/you (formal) be<\/li>\n<li><strong>nosotros\/as seamos<\/strong> &#8211; we be<\/li>\n<li><strong>vosotros\/as se\u00e1is<\/strong> &#8211; you (plural) be<\/li>\n<li><strong>ustedes\u00a0sean<\/strong> &#8211; you (plural) be<\/li>\n<li><strong>ellos\/as sean<\/strong>&#8211; they be<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Pret\u00e9rito Imperfecto <\/strong>&#8211; Imperfect Tense<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>yo fuera (or fuese)<\/strong> &#8211; I were\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>t\u00fa fueras (or fueses)<\/strong> &#8211; you were<\/li>\n<li><strong>vos\u00a0fueras (or fueses)<\/strong> &#8211; you (South American) were<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00e9l\/ella\/usted fuera (or fuese)<\/strong> &#8211; he\/she\/you (formal) were<\/li>\n<li><strong>nosotros\/as fu\u00e9ramos (or fu\u00e9semos)<\/strong> &#8211; we were<\/li>\n<li><strong>vosotros\/as fuerais (or fueseis)<\/strong> &#8211; you (plural) were<\/li>\n<li><strong>ustedes\u00a0fueran (or fuesen)<\/strong> &#8211; you (plural) were<\/li>\n<li><strong>ellos\/as fueran (or fuesen)<\/strong> &#8211; they were<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Futuro <\/strong>&#8211; Future Tense<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>yo fuere<\/strong> (no direct English translation)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>t\u00fa fueres\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>vos\u00a0fueres\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00e9l\/ella\/usted fuere\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>nosotros\/as fu\u00e9remos\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>vosotros\/as fuereis\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>ustedes\u00a0fueren\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>ellos\/as fueren<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Tiempos Compuestos <\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0Compound Tenses<\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Pret\u00e9rito Perfecto Compuesto &#8211;\u00a0<\/strong>Preterit (Present) Perfect Tense<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>yo haya sido<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0I have been<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>t\u00fa\u00a0hayas sido<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0you\u00a0have been<\/li>\n<li><strong>vos hayas sido<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0you (South American)\u00a0have been<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00e9l\/ella\/usted haya sido<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0he\/she\/you (formal)\u00a0have been<\/li>\n<li><strong>nosotros\/as hayamos sido<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0we\u00a0have been<\/li>\n<li><strong>vosotros\/as hay\u00e1is sido<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0you (plural)\u00a0have been<\/li>\n<li><strong>ustedes\u00a0hayan sido<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0you (plural)\u00a0have been<\/li>\n<li><strong>ellos\/as hayan sido<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0they\u00a0have been<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Pret\u00e9rito Pluscuamperfecto <\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0Pluperfect Tense<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>yo hubiera (or hubiese) sido<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0I\u00a0had been<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>t\u00fa\u00a0hubieras (or hubieses) sido<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0you\u00a0had been<\/li>\n<li><strong>vos hubieras (or hubieses) sido<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0you (South American)\u00a0had been<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00e9l\/ella\/usted hubiera (or hubiese) sido<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0he\/she\/you (formal)\u00a0had been<\/li>\n<li><strong>nosotros\/as hubi\u00e9ramos (or hubi\u00e9semos) sido<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0we\u00a0had been<\/li>\n<li><strong>vosotros\/as hubierais (or hubieseis) sido<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0you (plural)\u00a0had been<\/li>\n<li><strong>ustedes\u00a0hubieran (or hubiesen) sido<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0you (plural)\u00a0had been<\/li>\n<li><strong>ellos\/as hubieran (or hubiesen) sido<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0they\u00a0had been<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Futuro Compuesto <\/strong>&#8211;\u00a0Future Perfect Tense<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>yo hubiere sido<\/strong> (no direct English translation)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>t\u00fa\u00a0hubieres sido<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>vos hubieres sido<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00e9l\/ella\/usted hubiere sido<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>nosotros\/as hubi\u00e9remos sido<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>vosotros\/as hubiereis sido<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>ustedes\u00a0hubieren sido<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>ellos\/as hubieren sido<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Imperative Mood<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The forms of the verb <em>ser<\/em> found in the Spanish imperative mood are commonly used by native Spanish speakers. Use the following forms of <em>ser<\/em> to give orders. Oh, and notice that to give negative orders, the forms of <em>ser<\/em>\u00a0completely change. <\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Positive Imperative Statements with S<em>er<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>t\u00fa s\u00e9<\/strong> &#8211; you be<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>vos s\u00e9<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you (South American) be<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>usted sea<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you (formal) be<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>ustedes sean<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you (plural) be<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>vosotros sed<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you (plural) be<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>vosotras sed<\/strong> &#8211; you (feminine) be<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Negative Imperative Statements with <em>Ser <\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>t\u00fa no seas<\/strong> &#8211; you do not be\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>vos no seas<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you (South American) do not be<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>usted no sea<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you (formal) do not be<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>ustedes no sean<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you (plural) do not be<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>vosotros no se\u00e1is<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you (plural) do not be<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>vosotras no se\u00e1is<\/strong> &#8211;\u00a0you (feminine) do not be<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some common Spanish expressions that contain the verb <em>ser<\/em> in the imperative mood are the following. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u00a1S\u00e9 valiente!<\/strong> (Be brave!)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u00a1Sean fuertes!<\/strong> (Be strong!)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u00a1Sed positivos!<\/strong> (Be positive!) <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u00a1No seas cobarde!<\/strong> (Don\u2019t be a coward!) <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Conjugation of <em>Ser<\/em> in Progressive Sentences <\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spanish progressive sentences are the ones that express a continuous action. To form this type of sentences in Spanish you need the auxiliary verb <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">estar <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and a present participle. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Estar + Present Participle of <em>Ser<\/em><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To form this particular verb phrase with the verb <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ser<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you need the verb <em>estar<\/em> and the present participle of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ser<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0. Do you know it? It&#8217;s\u00a0<em>siendo.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yo estoy <\/span><b>siendo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sarc\u00e1stico. (I am being sarcastic.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00c9l est\u00e1 <\/span><b>siendo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> infiel. (He is being unfaithful.) <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ellos est\u00e1n <\/span><b>siendo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> dram\u00e1ticos. (They are being dramatic.)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Estoy<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">est\u00e1,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">est\u00e1n<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are present conjugations of estar. You can use past forms of estar to make these sentences past. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yo estaba <\/span><b>siendo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sarc\u00e1stico. (I was being sarcastic.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00c9l estaba <\/span><b>siendo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> infiel. (He was being unfaithful.) <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ellos estaban <\/span><b>siendo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> dram\u00e1ticos. (They were being dramatic.)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You have learned a lot about the conjugation of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ser<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> so far, but there is one more thing you need to know about <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this challenging verb<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Let\u2019s find out! <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Conjugation of <em>Ser<\/em> in Passive Sentences <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Spanish, the verb <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ser<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is used in passive sentences. Many people use the passive voice when they want to give emphasis to the person or thing that receives the action. Let\u2019s see! <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Simple Present <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">El hurac\u00e1n destruye la ciudad. (The hurricane destroys the city.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">La ciudad <\/span><b>es<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> destruida por el hurac\u00e1n. (The city is destroyed by the hurricane.) <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Simple Past<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">El hurac\u00e1n destruy\u00f3 la ciudad. (The hurricane destroyed the city.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>La ciudad <b style=\"font-style: inherit;\">fue<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> destruida por el hurac\u00e1n. (The city was destroyed by the hurricane.)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Simple Future<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">El hurac\u00e1n destruir\u00e1 la ciudad. (The hurricane will destroy the city.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>La ciudad <b style=\"font-style: inherit;\">ser\u00e1<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> destruida por el hurac\u00e1n. (The city will be destroyed by the hurricane.)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/spanish-tenses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Click here to read our comprehensive guide to all Spanish tenses!<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Practice the Conjugation of <i>Ser<\/i><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>It seems mission impossible to learn the complete conjugation of <em>ser<\/em>, but constant practice can help you memorize all of the forms of this Spanish verb. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clozemaster<\/a> was designed to help people remember new vocabulary in a fun way! Check it out.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/embedded\/languages\/spa-eng\/collections\/ce1f3bdf-9f9f-4610-b614-f414ffc36117\/play\/multiple-choice\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Common Questions About\u00a0<em>Ser<\/em><\/h2>\n<h3>1. What is the meaning of <em>ser<\/em>?<img \/><\/h3>\n<p>The English verb to be has two equivalents in Spanish. One of them is\u00a0<em>ser. Yo soy<\/em> means I am.\u00a0<em>Ser,<\/em> however, is used to express <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/difference-between-ser-and-estar-in-spanish\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">different concepts<\/a>, and sometimes it can even mean take place.<\/p>\n<h3>2.\u00a0Is <em>ser<\/em> used for location?<\/h3>\n<p>You should never use\u00a0<em>ser<\/em> to say were you are located. You should always use\u00a0<em>estar.\u00a0<\/em>However, if you want to express the place in which an event will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/difference-between-ser-and-estar-in-spanish\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">take place<\/a>, you should use\u00a0<em>ser.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>3. Is\u00a0<em>ser<\/em> used to talk about permanent things?<\/h3>\n<p>In general, <em>ser<\/em> is used to talk about permanent traits. On the other hand,\u00a0<em>estar\u00a0<\/em>is used to talk about temporary conditions.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Learn More About <i>Ser<\/i><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now you know how to conjugate the verb <em>ser<\/em> in Spanish! Don&#8217;t forget to check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/difference-between-ser-and-estar-in-spanish\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">uses of ser<\/a> if you don&#8217;t know them yet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Practice\u00a0<em>ser<\/em> conjugation and conjugating hundreds of other Spanish verbs in context with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/languages\/learn-spanish-online\">Clozemaster<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2707 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clozemaster.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/4413477743d72fdc28c08184c249d2c8-e1542734347608.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"599\" \/><br \/>\n<script async defer data-pin-hover=\"true\" data-pin-tall=\"true\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The conjugation of the Spanish verb\u00a0ser is irregular. It\u00a0is irregular because it does not follow a set pattern of conjugation to form all its tenses.\u00a0In this lesson, you\u2019ll learn how to conjugate the Spanish verb ser in all Spanish tenses! We will also show you how to conjugate it in common Spanish verb phrases. 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