The verb ser is an irregular verb in most tenses: present, imperfect, preterit, and present subjunctive
Present
ser to be | |
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yo soy |
nostros/as somos |
tú eres |
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él/ella/usted es |
ellos/as/ustedes son |
past participle: sido |
I am proud. I am Mexican. Somos de una familia muy grande… somos doce.
We come from a very big family… there are twelve of us. Son más maleducados, más irrespetuosos.
They are more impolite, more disrespectful.
Imperfect
ser to be | |
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yo era |
nostros/as éramos |
tú eras |
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él/ella/usted era |
ellos/as/ustedes eran |
We were four brothers but I was the youngest. Mi papá y mi mamá eran casi como mis abuelos, en cuanto a edad, mis hermanos y hermanas eran como si fueran mis padres.
My dad and my mom were almost my grandparents in terms of age, my brother and sister were like my parents.
Perterit
ser to be | |
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yo fui |
nostros/as fuimos |
tú fuiste |
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él/ella/usted fue |
ellos/as/ustedes fueron |
I was raised in a Catholic family. My parents consider themselves Catholic. Ellos me dan la satisfacción de que fueron buenos estudiantes, y yo lo siento como un logro mío.
They make me happy that they were good students and it feels like an accomplishment of mine. Nací en Chihuahua, México. Fui la última de siete hijos. Mis padres tuvieron seis mujeres y un hombre.
I was born in Chihuahua, Mexico. I was the last of seven children. My parents had six girls and one boy.
Present Subjunctive
ser to be | |
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yo sea |
nostros/as seamos |
tú seas |
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él/ella/usted sea |
ellos/as/ustedes sean |
In all honesty, I don’t think that is right.