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leer

to read

verb Word 379 of the core 1,000 · Stage 2, Everyday

How to conjugate leer

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

Present

yo leo I read / I am reading
tú lees you read / you are reading
él/ella lee he/she reads / he/she is reading / you read (formal) / you are reading (formal)
nosotros leemos we read / we are reading
ellos/ellas leen they read / they are reading / you all read / you all are reading

Preterite

yo leí I read
tú leíste you read
él/ella leyó he/she read / you read (formal)
nosotros leímos we read
ellos/ellas leyeron they read / you all read

Imperfect

yo leía I was reading / I used to read
tú leías you were reading / you used to read
él/ella leía he/she was reading / he/she used to read / you were reading (formal) / you used to read (formal)
nosotros leíamos we were reading / we used to read
ellos/ellas leían they were reading / they used to read / you all were reading / you all used to read

Future

yo leeré I will read
tú leerás you will read
él/ella leerá he/she will read / you will read (formal)
nosotros leeremos we will read
ellos/ellas leerán they will read / you all will read

In a sentence

Mi madre lee un libro cada semana.

My mother reads a book every week.

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