Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | soy | |
| tú | eres | |
| él / ella / usted | es | |
| nosotros / nosotras | somos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | sois | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | son |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | fui | |
| tú | fuiste | |
| él / ella / usted | fue | |
| nosotros / nosotras | fuimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | fuisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | fueron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | era | |
| tú | eras | |
| él / ella / usted | era | |
| nosotros / nosotras | éramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | erais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | eran |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | seré | |
| tú | serás | |
| él / ella / usted | será | |
| nosotros / nosotras | seremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | seréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | serán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sería | |
| tú | serías | |
| él / ella / usted | sería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | seríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | seríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | serían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | sea | |
| tú | seas | |
| él / ella / usted | sea | |
| nosotros / nosotras | seamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | seáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | sean |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Soy estudiante y soy de Canadá.
I am a student and I am from Canada.
Use ser to identify someone or say where they are from.
Meaning & usage
- to be (essentially or identified as)
- to be (in the passive voice sense)
- to exist; to occur
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations