Error in lesson 2.15 (verb Ser)

Question

Hola a todos

I've just watched this lesson and in one of the parts where Paralee is explaining the irregular verbs she said that the verb ser uses regular AR verbs ending but with se stem

This should be (ER) verbs endings as it's written here in the conjugation section.

Or is there's something l missed?

Should be ER. I have been going through the lessons and there are some errors in the videos and flash cards. - HotChickCD, Jul 6, 2011

Yes there are many! bit this one is very confusing. - 00b6f46c, Jul 6, 2011

Answer 1

Ser present subjunctive

Yo... Sea

Tú... Seas

El/ella/usted... Sea

Nosotros... Seamos

Vosotros... Seáis

Ustedes... Sean

"Ser" is irregular in many tenses, but when "ser" is in the subjunctive, we can notice a pattern: That "ser" is written as se + regular ar indicative endings. That might have been what the video was saying, but I'm not sure.

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Addition: I saw the video again, and it says regular -ar subjunctive endings. I think it should be -er.

That's what I was thinking, too. - SonrisaDelSol, Jul 6, 2011

Yes GuitarWarrio. I'm saying that ser in subjunctive= se + regular AR indicative endings. Paralee says se + regular AR subjunctive endings. - ianta, Jul 6, 2011

Yes you're right Guitar it uses the ar regular verbs endings in the ''present indicative'' not the present subjunctive as written above. - 00b6f46c, Jul 6, 2011

Yes, Lovely and Ianta, I did use indicative -ar endings or subjunctive -er endings. - GuitarWarrior, Jul 6, 2011

:) - GuitarWarrior, Jul 6, 2011

I'm afraid you got it all wrong. See my post, please. - lazarus1907, Jul 6, 2011

Thanks Lazarus! :) - GuitarWarrior, Jul 6, 2011

Answer 2

"Ser" is irregular in may tenses, but when "ser" is in the subjunctive, we can notice a pattern: That "ser" is written as se + regular ar indicative endings. That might have been what the video was saying, but I'm not sure.

Surely there is a pattern, but not a regular one. If "ser" was conjugated like an -ar verb, it should be:

se = s (-er) + -e (e.g. am (-ar) + -e = ame)

ses = s (-er) + -es (e.g. am (-ar) + -es = ames)

se = s (-er) + -e (e.g. am (-ar) + -e = ame)

semos = s (-er) + -emos (e.g. am (-ar) + -emos = amemos)

seis = s (-er) + -eis (e.g. am (-ar) + -eis = améis)

sen = s (-er) + -en (e.g. am (-ar) + -en = amen)

The present subjunctive of "ser" is 100% irregular.

well ser uses regular (er) verb ending in the subjunctive, but just with an irregular stem.

Correct! The stem "se" instead of "s".

Thank you Lazarus! - 00b6f46c, Jul 6, 2011

Thank you Lazarus :-) - GuitarWarrior, Jul 7, 2011

Answer 3

How to conjugate Ser in present tense , subjunctive mood

se	reg. 1st conj. pres, indic.	pres. subj.
se	a	sea
se	as	seas
se	a	sea
se	amos	seamos
se	áis	seáis
se	an	sean

Then it's a mistake in the lesson as l said! - 00b6f46c, Jul 6, 2011

Answer 4

I only did this lesson today , and also noticed that but dismissed it from my

mind because I thought " I must have it wrong " I am just thinking thick again.

But now I am happy to see that I must be starting to " understand at last" .

Answer 5

I think she means se + regular AR endings (Present indicative)

Well no Ianta because ser is irregular in the present indicative ;) - 00b6f46c, Jul 6, 2011

No, let me say it in other way. In order to form the verb in subjunctive we use the se- stem and the AR endings of regular verbs at present indicative (for example, the endings of the verb hablar) - ianta, Jul 6, 2011

Yes you're right Lovely. I watched the video again. I think it should say ER subj. endings or AR ind. endings. - ianta, Jul 6, 2011

yes exactly :) - 00b6f46c, Jul 6, 2011

Answer 6

I will report this, lovely, luz, thanks too for the flashcard indication

No hay de que. I do appreciate the time and energy of the makers of flashcards. - Luzbonita, Jul 6, 2011

Thank you Heidi :) - 00b6f46c, Jul 6, 2011

Answer 7

I happened to look at the flashcards for this lesson (2.15) this morning and noticed many errors in the English translations of the flashcards as well. Then I searched the "flashcard errors" thread to see what to do. I found that I could send a PM to the creator of the set, but this set doesn't seem to be user-created. Perhaps someone could clarify? This particular set seems to be part of the regular ("official") site offerings.

Oh yes l oticed the same mistakes today! thank you luz :) - 00b6f46c, Jul 6, 2011

Answer 8

That's odd, because ser doesn't even use regular -er endings, at least in the present, imperfect, and preterite. It is, after all, an irregular verb...

well ser uses regular (er) verb ending in the subjunctive, but just with an irregular stem. - 00b6f46c, Jul 6, 2011