Conjugating The Spanish Verb Comer (to Eat) Article

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Spanish verbs fall into different groups, and each group is conjugated a little differently. If you’re going to master Spanish verbs like comer, you need to be able to identify which group a verb belongs to: regular (follows regular conjugation rules for -ar, -er, and -ir verbs), stem-changing (morphs depending on how you use it in a sentence), spelling-changing (has consonant-spelling changes in some forms to follow pronunciation rules), or reflexive (reflects the action back on the subject of the sentence).

Comer (kohm-ehr) (to eat) is a regular -er verb, so its conjugation is pretty straightforward. Here it is in the present tense:

The Present Tense of Comer

Conjugation	Translation
yo como	I eat
tú comes	You (informal) eat
él/ella/ello/uno come	He/she/one eats
usted come	You (formal) eat
nosotros comemos	We eat
vosotros coméis	You all (informal) eat
ellos/ellas comen	They eat
ustedes comen	You all (formal) eat

The following examples show you comer in action:

• ¿Come usted tres veces al día? (Do you eat three times a day?)

• Sí. Como tres veces al día todos los días. (Yes. I eat three times a day every day.)

Need to know how to conjugate comer in another tense? The following tables show you its preterit, imperfect, and future forms.

The Preterit Tense of Comer

Conjugation	Translation
yo comí	I ate
tú comiste	You (informal) ate
él/ella/ello/uno comió	He/she/one ate
usted comió	You (formal) ate
nosotros comimos	We ate
vosotros comisteis	You all (informal) ate
ellos/ellas comieron	They ate
ustedes comieron	You all (formal) ate

You use the preterit tense like this:

• ¿Comiste pizza esta tarde? (Did you eat pizza this afternoon?)

• Sí. Comí pizza y estaba muy buena. (Yes. I ate pizza and it was very good.)

The Imperfect Tense of Comer

Conjugation	Translation
yo comía	I used to eat
tú comías	You (informal) used to eat
él/ella/ello/uno comía	He/she/one used to eat
usted comía	You (formal) used to eat
nosotros comíamos	We used to eat
vosotros comíais	You all (informal) used to eat
ellos/ellas comían	They used to eat
ustedes comían	You all (formal) used to eat

Here are some examples of the imperfect tense:

• ¿Comían ustedes queso todos los días? (Did you used to eat cheese every day?)

• No. Comíamos queso solo tres veces por semana. (No. We used to eat cheese only three times a week.)

The Future Tense of Comer

Conjugation	Translation
yo comeré	I will eat
tú comerás	You (informal) will eat
él/ella/ello/uno comerá	He/she/one will eat
usted comerá	You (formal) will eat
nosotros comeremos	We will eat
vosotros comeréis	You all (informal) will eat
ellos/ellas comerán	They will eat
ustedes comerán	You all (formal) will eat

The following samples put the future tense to work:

• ¿Comerás pizza con tus amigos este fin de semana? (Will you eat pizza with your friends this weekend?)

• Sí. Comeremos mucha pizza este fin de semana. (Yes. We will eat a lot of pizza this weekend.)

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