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SPANISH VERB

comer

to eat

  • #90 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: comiendo
  • Past participle: comido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I eat
  2. tú you eat
  3. usted, él, ella he/she eats
  4. nosotros we eat
  5. vosotros Spain you all eat
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they eat

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I ate
  2. tú you ate
  3. usted, él, ella he/she ate
  4. nosotros we ate
  5. vosotros Spain you all ate
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they ate

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to eat
  2. tú you used to eat
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to eat
  4. nosotros we used to eat
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to eat
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to eat

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will eat
  2. tú you will eat
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will eat
  4. nosotros we will eat
  5. vosotros Spain you all will eat
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will eat

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would eat
  2. tú you would eat
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would eat
  4. nosotros we would eat
  5. vosotros Spain you all would eat
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would eat

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I eat
  2. tú (that) you eat
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she eat
  4. nosotros (that) we eat
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all eat
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they eat

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I ate
  2. tú (if) you ate
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she ate
  4. nosotros (if) we ate
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all ate
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they ate

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú eat!
  2. usted eat! (formal)
  3. nosotros eat! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain eat! (all of you)
  5. ustedes eat! (all of you)

How to use comer

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    ¿A qué hora comen ustedes normalmente?

    What time do you all usually have lunch?

  2. Past

    Comí unos tacos al pastor buenísimos.

    I ate some really good tacos al pastor.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi abuela comía fruta todas las mañanas.

    My grandmother ate fruit every morning.

  4. Future

    Hoy comeremos en casa de mis suegros.

    Today we will have lunch at my in-laws'.

  5. Conditional

    Yo comería pozole todos los días.

    I would eat pozole every day.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quiero que comas algo antes de salir.

    I want you to eat something before you leave.

  7. Past subjunctive

    El doctor me dijo que comiera menos sal.

    The doctor told me to eat less salt.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Come despacio, nadie te lo va a quitar!

    Eat slowly, nobody is going to take it from you!

Good to know

  • In Mexico, comer is also the main meal of the day, la comida, around two or three.

Where you hear comer

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Beginner Level 1

  • Como tacos todos los días. I eat tacos every day.
  • Ayer comí mole en la casa de Valeria. Yesterday I ate mole at Valeria's house.
  • Hoy voy a comer sopa. Today I'm going to eat soup.

Spanish · Beginner Level 2

  • ¿Siempre comes en casa? Do you always eat at home?
  • Comimos tlayudas en el camino. We ate tlayudas on the way.
  • Hoy vamos a comer mole. Today we're going to eat mole.
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I'm Hungry

Beginner Level 1 · comer · Vamos a comer. · para comer

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Welcome to Our House

Beginner Level 1 · ¡Come más!

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What Did You See?

Beginner Level 1 · comí · comiste

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The Machine Ate My Card

Beginner Level 2 · se comió

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First, Cut the Onion

Beginner Level 2 · comemos

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What Did You Do This Week?

Beginner Level 2 · comieron · comimos

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What Time Do You Get Up?

Beginner Level 2 · como

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Sometimes, Almost Never

Beginner Level 2 · comes · come

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Two Thousand Years Ago

Beginner Level 2 · comían

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Have You Ever Tried Them?

Beginner Level 2 · comido · nunca he comido

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Everybody Was Dancing

Beginner Level 2 · comiendo

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How Long Will You Stay?

Beginner Level 3 · comer · comeré · comerá

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -er verb.