How do you conjugate Ser in the imperfect tense?

Ser is irregular in the imperfect tense

See the tables below for the full conjugations in both positive and negative forms.

Ser Imperfect Verb Conjugations

Spanish English
yo era I was being, I used to be
eras you were being, you used to be
él era he/she/it was being, he/she/it used to be
nosotros éramos we were being, we used to be
vosotros erais you were being, you used to be
ellos eran they were being, they used to be

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Negative Ser Imperfect Verb Conjugations

Spanish English
yo no era I was not being, I never used to be
no eras you were not being, you never used to be
él no era he/she/it was not being, he/she/it never used to be
nosotros no éramos we were not being, we never used to be
vosotros no erais you were not being, you never used to be
ellos no eran they were not being, they never used to be