Comer conjugation

Comer means "to eat". Here it is in every main tense, with real example sentences and a free checker for your own.

Meaningto eat

Type-er verb

Gerundcomiendo

Past participlecomido

Comer is a regular -er verb: every tense follows the standard pattern. Juntos teaches Latin American Spanish, where ustedes replaces vosotros; the vosotros forms are shown for completeness.

Quick answer. Present: como, comes, come, comemos, comen. Preterite: comí, comiste, comió, comimos, comieron. All tenses below.

Comer conjugation tables

Jump to: present · preterite · imperfect · future · conditional · present subjunctive · present perfect · commands (imperative)

Comer in the present

what happens now or usually

yo	como
tú	comes
él / ella / usted	come
nosotros	comemos
vosotros (Spain)	coméis
ellos / ustedes	comen

Comer in the preterite

a finished action at a specific time

yo	comí
tú	comiste
él / ella / usted	comió
nosotros	comimos
vosotros (Spain)	comisteis
ellos / ustedes	comieron

Comer in the imperfect

habits, descriptions and background in the past

yo	comía
tú	comías
él / ella / usted	comía
nosotros	comíamos
vosotros (Spain)	comíais
ellos / ustedes	comían

Comer in the future

what will happen

yo	comeré
tú	comerás
él / ella / usted	comerá
nosotros	comeremos
vosotros (Spain)	comeréis
ellos / ustedes	comerán

Comer in the conditional

what would happen

yo	comería
tú	comerías
él / ella / usted	comería
nosotros	comeríamos
vosotros (Spain)	comeríais
ellos / ustedes	comerían

Comer in the present subjunctive

after wishes, doubts and requests (quiero que…)

yo	coma
tú	comas
él / ella / usted	coma
nosotros	comamos
vosotros (Spain)	comáis
ellos / ustedes	coman

Comer in the present perfect

what has happened, up to now (he comido)

yo	he comido
tú	has comido
él / ella / usted	ha comido
nosotros	hemos comido
vosotros (Spain)	habéis comido
ellos / ustedes	han comido

Comer in the commands (imperative)

telling someone to do something (habla, no hables)

tú	come
tú (no)	no comas
usted	coma
nosotros	comamos
vosotros (Spain)	comed
ustedes	coman

Comer in real sentences

Example sentences from the Juntos exercise bank, each checked before learners see it.

Present

Nosotros comemos pollo en la noche.
We eat chicken at night.
Nosotros comemos pan y fruta.
We eat bread and fruit.

Preterite

Comimos en un restaurante la semana pasada.
We ate at a restaurant last week.
Comiste con tus amigos anoche.
You ate with your friends last night.

Imperfect

Comíamos en ese restaurante cuando vivíamos allá.
We used to eat at that restaurant when we lived there.
Comían en la terraza mientras llovía afuera.
They were eating on the terrace while it was raining outside.

Mistakes learners make with comer

In Mexico and much of Latin America, la comida is the main midday meal, so comer often means having lunch: ¿a qué hora comemos?
Comerse adds the sense of eating it all up: me comí toda la pizza.
Breakfast and dinner have their own verbs: desayuné huevos, cenamos tacos. Comí el desayuno sounds translated.

Write your own sentence with comer

Not sure which past tense to use? The Spanish past tense course explains preterite vs imperfect with practice. Conjugate any other verb with the free Spanish conjugator, browse all 72 verb pages, or check any text with the free Spanish grammar checker.

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Questions people ask

Is comer irregular in Spanish?

No. Comer is a regular -er verb, so every tense follows the standard -er endings.

What is the preterite of comer?

Yo comí, tú comiste, él/ella comió, nosotros comimos, ellos/ustedes comieron.

How do you conjugate comer in the present?

Yo como, tú comes, él/ella come, nosotros comemos, ellos/ustedes comen.

What is the future of comer?

Yo comeré, tú comerás, él/ella comerá, nosotros comeremos, ellos/ustedes comerán.

What is the present subjunctive of comer?

Que yo coma, que tú comas, que él/ella coma, que nosotros comamos, que ellos/ustedes coman.