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Comer (to eat) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of comer (to eat) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Comer (to eat) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A1

Module 3: Día a día (Day to day)

Lesson 15: Alimentación diaria (Daily food)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Comer (to eat) Comiendo (Eating) Comido (eaten)

Comer (to eat): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
(yo) como I eat
(tú) comes You eat
(él/ella) come he eats/she eats
(nosotros/nosotras) comemos we eat
(vosotros/vosotras) coméis You eat
(ellos/ellas) comen they eat

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) he comido I have eaten
(tú) has comido You have eaten
(él/ella) ha comido He/she has eaten
(nosotros/nosotras) hemos comido we have eaten
(vosotros/vosotras) habéis comido You have eaten
(ellos/ellas) han comido They have eaten

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
(yo) coma I eat
(tú) comas you eat
(él/ella) coma he/she eats
(nosotros/nosotras) comamos we eat
(vosotros/vosotras) comáis You eat
(ellos/ellas) coman they eat

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) haya comido I have eaten
(tú) hayas comido you have eaten
(él/ella) haya comido he/she has eaten
(nosotros/nosotras) hayamos comido we have eaten
(vosotros/vosotras) hayáis comido You have eaten
(ellos/ellas) hayan comido they have eaten

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) comía I was eating
(tú) comías You were eating
(él/ella) comía he/she was eating
(nosotros/nosotras) comíamos we were eating
(vosotros/vosotras) comíais You ate
(ellos/ellas) comían they ate

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) había comido I had eaten
(tú) habías comido You had eaten
(él/ella) había comido he had eaten/she had eaten
(nosotros/nosotras) habíamos comido we had eaten
(vosotros/vosotras) habíais comido You had eaten
(ellos/ellas) habían comido they had eaten

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) comiera/comiese I ate
(tú) comieras/comieses You ate
(él/ella) comiera/comiese he/she ate
(nosotros/nosotras) comiéramos/comiésemos we ate
(vosotros/vosotras) comierais/comieseis you would eat
(ellos/ellas) comieran/comiesen they ate

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiera/hubiese comido I had eaten
(tú) hubieras/hubieses comido You had eaten
(él/ella) hubiera/hubiese comido he/she had eaten
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéramos/hubiésemos comido we would have eaten
(vosotros/vosotras) hubierais/hubieseis comido you would have eaten
(ellos/ellas) hubieran/hubiesen comido they had eaten

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
(yo) comí I ate
(tú) comiste You ate
(él/ella) comió he/she ate
(nosotros/nosotras) comimos we ate
(vosotros/vosotras) comisteis You ate
(ellos/ellas) comieron they ate

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
(yo) hube comido I had eaten
(tú) hubiste comido You had eaten
(él/ella) hubo comido he/she had eaten
(nosotros/nosotras) hubimos comido We had eaten
(vosotros/vosotras) hubisteis comido You had eaten
(ellos/ellas) hubieron comido they had eaten

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) comiere I will eat
(tú) comieres You will eat
(él/ella) comiere he/she will eat
(nosotros/nosotras) comiéremos we will eat
(vosotros/vosotras) comiereis You will eat
(ellos/ellas) comieren they will eat

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) hubiere comido I will have eaten
(tú) hubieres comido You will have eaten
(él/ella) hubiere comido he/she will have eaten
(nosotros/nosotras) hubiéremos comido we will have eaten
(vosotros/vosotras) hubiereis comido You will have eaten
(ellos/ellas) hubieren comido they will have eaten

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
(yo) comeré I will eat
(tú) comerás You will eat
(él/ella) comerá he will eat/she will eat
(nosotros/nosotras) comeremos we will eat
(vosotros/vosotras) comeréis you will eat
(ellos/ellas) comerán they will eat

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habré comido I will have eaten
(tú) habrás comido You will have eaten
(él/ella) habrá comido he/she will have eaten
(nosotros/nosotras) habremos comido we will have eaten
(vosotros/vosotras) habréis comido You will have eaten
(ellos/ellas) habrán comido they will have eaten
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
¡Come! He eats
¡Coma! Let's eat
¡Comamos! Let's eat!
¡Comed! They eat
¡Coman! They eat

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
No coma! You do not eat
No comas! He/she do not eat.
No coma! You do not eat
No comamos! You (plural) don't eat!
No comáis! You all do not eat!

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
(yo) comería I would eat
(tú) comerías you would eat
(él/ella) comería he/she would eat
(nosotros/nosotras) comeríamos we would eat
(vosotros/vosotras) comeríais you would eat
(ellos/ellas) comerían they would eat

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
(yo) habría comido I would have eaten
(tú) habrías comido You would have eaten
(él/ella) habría comido he/she would have eaten
(nosotros/nosotras) habríamos comido we would have eaten
(vosotros/vosotras) habríais comido You would have eaten
(ellos/ellas) habrían comido they would have eaten

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. They eat milk and tea every day.
Ellos comen leche y té cada día.
2. You eat orange after lunch.
Vosotros coméis naranja después del almuerzo.
3. I will eat pizza tomorrow.
Yo comeré pizza mañana.
4. He will eat fruit for breakfast.
Él comerá fruta en el desayuno.
5. He eats eggs with salt at home.
Él come huevos con sal en casa.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. We ate cheese and drank coffee.
Comimos queso y bebimos café.
2. They have eaten all the dishes in the restaurant.
Ellos han comido todos los platos del restaurante.
3. He/She ate an apple in the morning.
Comió una manzana en la mañana.
4. I have eaten the dish from the menu at the restaurant.
He comido el plato del menú en el restaurante.
5. We used to eat a balanced menu every week.
Nosotros comíamos un menú equilibrado cada semana.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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comáis, comas, comieran/comiesen, comiera/comiese, coma

1.
Es necesario que tú ... antes de dejar el mensaje.
(It is necessary that you eat before leaving the message.)
2.
Espero que vosotros ... antes de colgar.
(I hope you eat before hanging up.)
3.
Me gustaría que yo ... más verduras.
(I would like myself to eat more vegetables.)
4.
Quisiera que ellos ... a la hora correcta.
(I wish they would eat at the right time.)
5.
Espero que yo ... en cuanto descolguéis el teléfono.
(I hope that I eat as soon as you hang up the phone.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. It is possible that he has eaten everything.
Es posible que él haya comido todo.
2. When you finished the task, you had already eaten.
Cuando terminaste la tarea, ya hubiste comido.
3. I'm glad that they have eaten together.
Me alegra que ellos hayan comido juntos.
4. When I arrived at the party, I had already eaten.
Cuando llegué a la fiesta, ya hube comido.
5. When he/she arrived at the meeting, he/she had already eaten.
Cuando llegó a la reunión, ya hubo comido.