# 57: Ser, the preterite tense

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Podcast: [LearnCraft Spanish](https://stenobird.com/podcast/learncraft-spanish-6249798)
Published: 2026-04-28T07:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://lcspodcast.com/57
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## Resource

How do you use fui, fue, fuiste, fueron, and fuimos as forms of Ser? Let's learn how to use Ser's preterite tense — which looks and sounds exactly like the preterite tense of Ir! Practice all of today's Spanish for free at LCSPodcast.com/57

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