Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | como | |
| tú | comes | |
| él / ella / usted | come | |
| nosotros / nosotras | comemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | coméis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | comen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | comí | |
| tú | comiste | |
| él / ella / usted | comió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | comimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | comisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | comieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | comía | |
| tú | comías | |
| él / ella / usted | comía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | comíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | comíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | comían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | comeré | |
| tú | comerás | |
| él / ella / usted | comerá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | comeremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | comeréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | comerán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | comería | |
| tú | comerías | |
| él / ella / usted | comería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | comeríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | comeríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | comerían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | coma | |
| tú | comas | |
| él / ella / usted | coma | |
| nosotros / nosotras | comamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | comáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | coman |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Comemos juntos a las dos.
We eat together at two.
Use a las before most clock times.
Meaning & usage
- to eat
- to have lunch
- (colloquial) to eat away, corrode
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations