Imperfect: To Be - 'Ser'

Spanish: Cambridge International GCSE, topic 8.3.4

Ser - To Be

'Ser' is one of the three verbs that are irregular in the imperfect tense. It has a completely irregular conjugation.

Era - I was, used to be

Era - I was, used to be

Eras - you were, used to be

Eras - you were, used to be

Era - he/she was, used to be / you were, used to be (formal)

Era - he/she was, used to be / you were, used to be (formal)

Éramos - we were, used to be

Éramos - we were, used to be

Erais - you were, used to be (plural)

Erais - you were, used to be (plural)

Eran - they were, used to be / you were, used to be (formal plural)

Eran - they were, used to be / you were, used to be (formal plural)

Test yourself on Imperfect: To Be - 'Ser'

  • What does 'era' NOT mean?

  • How do you say 'we used to be' in Spanish?

Practise this topic for free