1. SER - TO BE
Yo – SOY I am Nosotros – SOMOS We are
Tú – ERES You are Vosotros – SOIS Y’all are
Él He is Ellos They(m) are
Ella – ES She is Ellas – SON They(f) are
Ud. You are Uds. You all are
Ser is an IRREGULAR verb in the present
Present
tense!

2. LOS USOS
1. La hora y fecha 3. Ocupación
•Es la una. Soy maestra
•
•Son las cuatro y media.
•Es el dos de mayo. 4. Nacionalidad
Soy americana
•
2. Origen
•Soy de México. 5. Identificación
La chica es Rosa.
•

3. LOS USOS
6. Material 8. Descripción física
•La mesa es de madera •Marcos es alto.
7. Posesión 9. Personalidad
•El libro es de Marco •La maestra es amable.

4. SER – FUTURE TENSE
We
Yo – SERÉ I will be Nosotros – SEREMOS
will be
You Y’all
Tú – SERÁS Vosotros – SERÉIS
will be will be
He/She They
Él Ellos
will be will be
Ella – SERÁ Ellas – SERÁN
You You all
Ud. Uds.
will be will be
The endings are added to the infinitive SER!

5. Ejemplos del Futuro:
 Mañana será mi cumpleaños.
 Tomorrow will be my birthday.
 Yo seré presidente en veinte años.
 I will be president in twenty years.
 Nosotros seremos fuertes al fin del año.
 We will be strong at the end of the year.

6. SER – PRETERITE
TENSE
I We
Yo – FUI Nosotros – FUIMOS
was were
You Vosotros – Y’all
Tú – FUISTE
were FUISTEIS were
He/She They
Él Ellos
was were
Ella – FUE Ellas – FUERON
You You all
Ud. Uds.
were were
Past Tense Used for specific events in the past.

7. Ejemplos del Pretérito:
 Ayer fue malo.
 Yesterday was bad.
 Fue amor a primera vista.
 It was love at first sight.
 Por un año, fui presidente.
 For one year, I was president.
Note: these have a defined period of time.

8. SER – IMPERFECT
TENSE
We
Yo – ERA I was Nosotros – ÉRAMOS
were
Y’all
Tú – ERAS You were Vosotros – ERAIS
were
They
Él He/She Ellos
were
Ella – ERA was Ellas – ERAN
You all
Ud. You were Uds.
were
Used for ongoing events in the past.
Past tense (Dates, times, descriptions of how things USED to be)

9. Ejemplos del Imperfecto:
 Eran las ocho y media.
 It was 8:30.
 Paco era muy cómico de niño.
 Paco was very funny as a child.
 Ellos eran mejores amigos.
 They used to be best friends.
Note: these describe how things used to be or give a
date or time in the past.

10. Words that indicate past or future
*these aren’t definites, just suggestions-depends on the meaning of the sentence!
Futuro Pretérito Imperfecto
Mañana (tomorrow) Ayer (yesterday) Cada díá (each day)
Pasado mañana (day Anteayer (day before Todos los días (every day)
after tomorrow) yesterday)
Próximo (next) Anoche (last night) A veces (sometimes)
El año pasado (last year) A menudo (often)
Una vez (one time) Frecuentemente
(frequently)
*These words express a *These words indicate a *These words indicate
time in the future. specific time in the past. ongoing times in the past.