How to Conjugate the Spanish Verb Ser Imperfect Tense

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Ser is one of those verbs in Spanish that seems to be irregular no matter which tense it is used in and the imperfect ser is no different.

The imperfect tense in Spanish is one that is relatively easy to master as there are very few irregular verbs that cause problems, in fact there are only three irregular verbs in the Spanish ‘imperfecto‘ of which ser is one, the others being ir ‘to go‘ and ver ‘to see‘.

Before covering the imperfect conjugation of ser here is a brief explanation as to when the imperfect tense is used:

The imperfect is used to describe past actions that have not been completed. When the imperfect is used it implies that the past action being referred to didn’t have a definite beginning or a definite end.

The Imperfect Tense of the verb ser ‘to be’ is formed thus:

• yo era – I was being
• tú eras - you were being
• él/ella era – he or she was being
• nosotros éramos – we were being
• vosotros erais – you were being
• ellos/ellas eran – they were being

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If you would like to learn more about the differences between the spanish verbs ser and estar then check out my post ‘What is the Difference Between Ser and Estar in Spanish?‘