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comer

to eat

verb Word 288 of the core 1,000 · Stage 2, Everyday

How to conjugate comer

The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.

Present

yo como I eat / I am eating
tú comes you eat / you are eating
él/ella come he/she eats / he/she is eating / you eat (formal) / you are eating (formal)
nosotros comemos we eat / we are eating
ellos/ellas comen they eat / they are eating / you all eat / you all are eating

Preterite

yo comí I ate
tú comiste you ate
él/ella comió he/she ate / you ate (formal)
nosotros comimos we ate
ellos/ellas comieron they ate / you all ate

Imperfect

yo comía I was eating / I used to eat
tú comías you were eating / you used to eat
él/ella comía he/she was eating / he/she used to eat / you were eating (formal) / you used to eat (formal)
nosotros comíamos we were eating / we used to eat
ellos/ellas comían they were eating / they used to eat / you all were eating / you all used to eat

Future

yo comeré I will eat
tú comerás you will eat
él/ella comerá he/she will eat / you will eat (formal)
nosotros comeremos we will eat
ellos/ellas comerán they will eat / you all will eat

In a sentence

¿Qué comiste hoy?

What did you eat today?

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