These notes on spanish grammar cover how to use the verb ser to be and are accompanied by a video and interactive exercises.
Verb forms of ser in spanish.
We will also show you how to conjugate it in common spanish verb phrases.
If you re going to master spanish verbs like ser you need to be able to identify which group a verb belongs to.
For ser in the past tense please click on the link at the bottom of the page.
In this lesson you ll learn how to conjugate the spanish verb ser in all spanish tenses.
The conjugation of the spanish verb ser is irregular.
The verb ser is irregular meaning it does not follow a common conjugation pattern.
If you have trouble remembering when to use this verb try learning the acronym dot which stands for.
Many of the conjugated forms don t even begin with s and some forms are shared with the highly irregular verb ir to go.
It is irregular because it does not follow a set pattern of conjugation to form all its tenses.
Regular follows regular conjugation rules for ar er and ir verbs stem changing morphs depending on how you use it in a sentence spelling changing has consonant spelling changes.
Ser can be a challenging verb for spanish students because it is usually translated as to be as is the verb estar although they can usually be translated the same way ser and estar are distinct verbs with different meanings.
Ser is used for the very idea of existence.
Conjugate ser in every spanish verb tense including preterite imperfect future conditional and subjunctive.
You ll find that this particular verb is one of the most versatile out there but also hugely irregular following almost no rules.
I am from spain he is a profesor she is tall this watch is my mother s etc.
In spanish each verb changes to reflect the subject of the verb as well as the tense such as present past or future.
Spanish verbs fall into different groups and each group is conjugated a little differently.
Spanish verb ser conjunctions.
Description of things origins of an individual or thing and time.
But there are two verbs meaning to be in spanish ser and estar.
Ser is the spanish verb to be.
With few exceptions you can t substitute one for the other.
In fact ser is one of the most irregularly conjugated verbs in spanish.
In english we know the forms of the verb to be without thinking.
The spanish verb ser means to be.
These changes are called conjugations.
In spanish this verb can be used to talk about several things including personality physical appearance and occupation as well as other lasting attributes of everyday life.