Conjugate Comer in Spanish
1. Start with the infinitive form: “comer”
2. Identify the subject pronoun: “yo”
3. Remove the “-er” ending: “com”
4. Add the appropriate ending for “yo”: “o”
5. The conjugated form is “como”
To say “conjugate comer in Spanish” in Spanish: “conjugar comer en español”.
How to Conjugate the Verb Comer in Spanish
Learning to conjugate verbs is paramount to mastering the Spanish language. To help you in your journey, let’s look at how to conjugate the verb comer which means “to eat” in English.
Present Tense
The Present tense is typically used for everyday actions, thoughts, actions that are happening in the present moment, facts (true statements), habitual and future actions with the verb “ir a” (to be going to).
- Yo como
- Tú comes
- El/Ella come
- Nosotros comemos
- Vosotros coméis
- Ellos/Ellas comen
Past Tense
The Past tense is used for past actions, thoughts, events, habits and facts.
- Yo comí
- Tú comiste
- El/Ella comió
- Nosotros comimos
- Vosotros comisteis
- Ellos/Ellas comieron
Imperfect Tense
The Imperfect tense is used for habitual actions that happened in the past, general and vague past facts and also for a sequence of past actions.
- Yo comía
- Tú comías
- El/Ella comía
- Nosotros comíamos
- Vosotros comíais
- Ellos/Ellas comían
Future Tense
The Future tense is used for actions that will happen in future, digressions into the future and beliefs or hopes about the future.
- Yo comeré
- Tú comerás
- El/Ella comerá
- Nosotros comeremos
- Vosotros comeréis
- Ellos/Ellas comerán
Conditional Tense
The Conditional tense is used for polite requests, conditions, hypothetical situations and making wishes possible.
- Yo comería
- Tú comerías
- El/Ella comería
- Nosotros comeríamos
- Vosotros comeríais
- Ellos/Ellas comerían
Subjunctive Tense
The Subjunctive tense is used for formal requests, wishes, hopes, doubts and desires, and for talking about the unknown.
- Que yo coma
- Que tú comas
- Que El/Ella coma
- Que nosotros comamos
- Que vosotros comáis
- Que ellos/ellas coman
Imperative Tense
The Imperative tense is used for commands and giving directions.
- ¡Come! (tú)
- ¡Comed! (vosotros)
- ¡Coman! (ustedes/ellos/ellas)