Comer conjugation chart
Comer present tense
presente · I speak
| yo | I eat | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you eat | |
| vos | you eat | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she eats | |
| nosotros | we eat | |
| vosotros | you all eat | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they eat |
Regular: this is the model for regular -er verbs.
Comer preterite
pretérito · I spoke
| yo | I ate | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you ate | |
| vos | you ate | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she ate | |
| nosotros | we ate | |
| vosotros | you all ate | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they ate |
Regular: this is the model for regular -er verbs.
Comer imperfect
pretérito imperfecto · I used to speak
| yo | I used to eat | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you used to eat | |
| vos | you used to eat | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she used to eat | |
| nosotros | we used to eat | |
| vosotros | you all used to eat | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they used to eat |
Regular: this is the model for regular -er verbs.
Comer future
futuro · I will speak
| yo | I will eat | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you will eat | |
| vos | you will eat | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she will eat | |
| nosotros | we will eat | |
| vosotros | you all will eat | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they will eat |
Regular: this is the model for regular -er verbs.
Comer conditional
condicional · I would speak
| yo | I would eat | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you would eat | |
| vos | you would eat | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she would eat | |
| nosotros | we would eat | |
| vosotros | you all would eat | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they would eat |
Regular: this is the model for regular -er verbs.
Comer present subjunctive
presente de subjuntivo · that I speak
| yo | that I eat | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | that you eat | |
| vos | that you eat | |
| él, ella, usted | that he/she eat | |
| nosotros | that we eat | |
| vosotros | that you all eat | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | that they eat |
Regular: this is the model for regular -er verbs.
Comer imperfect subjunctive
imperfecto de subjuntivo · if I spoke
| yo | if I ate | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | if you ate | |
| vos | if you ate | |
| él, ella, usted | if he/she ate | |
| nosotros | if we ate | |
| vosotros | if you all ate | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | if they ate |
Regular: this is the model for regular -er verbs.
In the subjunctive, vos takes the same form as tú in careful speech. The imperfect subjunctive also has an -se form (comiese), more common in writing.
Comer affirmative commands
imperativo · speak!
| tú | eat! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | eat! | |
| usted | eat! | |
| nosotros | let's eat! | |
| vosotros | eat! | |
| ustedes | eat! |
The tú form is the él form of the present: come. Usted, nosotros and ustedes come from the present subjunctive (coma, comamos, coman).
Comer negative commands
imperativo negativo · don't speak!
| tú | don't eat! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | don't eat! | |
| usted | don't eat! | |
| nosotros | let's not eat! | |
| vosotros | don't eat! | |
| ustedes | don't eat! |
Built from the present subjunctive: no + comas, coma…
Always the verb haber + the past participle comido, which never changes.
Comer present perfect
pretérito perfecto · I have spoken
| yo | he comido |
|---|---|
| tú | has comido |
| vos | has comido |
| él, ella, usted | ha comido |
| nosotros | hemos comido |
| vosotros | habéis comido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | han comido |
Comer pluperfect
pluscuamperfecto · I had spoken
| yo | había comido |
|---|---|
| tú | habías comido |
| vos | habías comido |
| él, ella, usted | había comido |
| nosotros | habíamos comido |
| vosotros | habíais comido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habían comido |
Comer future perfect
futuro perfecto · I will have spoken
| yo | habré comido |
|---|---|
| tú | habrás comido |
| vos | habrás comido |
| él, ella, usted | habrá comido |
| nosotros | habremos comido |
| vosotros | habréis comido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrán comido |
Comer conditional perfect
condicional perfecto · I would have spoken
| yo | habría comido |
|---|---|
| tú | habrías comido |
| vos | habrías comido |
| él, ella, usted | habría comido |
| nosotros | habríamos comido |
| vosotros | habríais comido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrían comido |
Comer present perfect subjunctive
pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · that I have spoken
| yo | haya comido |
|---|---|
| tú | hayas comido |
| vos | hayas comido |
| él, ella, usted | haya comido |
| nosotros | hayamos comido |
| vosotros | hayáis comido |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | hayan comido |
In Latin America, ustedes is the only “you all”; vosotros is used only in Spain. Vos is used in Argentina, Uruguay and much of Central America. Uncheck the boxes above to hide what you don’t need.
Watch out
In Spain, comer also means “to have lunch,” the big meal of the day: comemos a las dos. And watch the accent in the imperfect: comía.
Examples with comer
Comemos a las dos.
We have lunch at two.
Siempre comíamos en casa de mis tíos.
We always used to eat at my aunt and uncle's house.
¡Come despacio!
Eat slowly!
Practice comer
Half of these are in the imperfect, the tense people look up most for comer. Type the right form and press Enter. A missing accent still counts, but I'll point it out.
With full sentences: imperfect exercises.