Comer Conjugation: How To Conjugate “To Eat” In French

The verb comer (Meaning: to eat in Spanish) is an essential verb for students of all levels. The conjugation of comer in the present tense is: Yo como (I eat), tú comes (you eat), él/ella/usted come (he/she eats, you eat), nosotros comemos (we eat) vosotros coméis (you eat) and ellos/ellas/ustedes comen (they/you eat).

Comer is a regular ER verb. This means that when conjugated in the present tense it has no stem changes and its endings are the same as other regular ER verbs. This page on our site covers both regular and irregular Spanish ER verb in detail.

Comer conjugated in the present tense

Further down the page we provide conjugation charts for comer with example sentences in the following ten commonly used verb tenses:

• Present tense (presente de indicativo)
• Progressive present (presente progresivo)
• Near future (futuro inmediato)
• Future tense (futuro)
• Preterite (pretérito)
• Present perfect indicative (perfecto de indicativo)
• Imperfect (imperfecto de indicativo)
• Conditional (potential simple)
• Present subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)
• Imperative (imperativo)

Comer conjugation table

The following graphic shows the conjugations for comer in the first-person singular(yo) form in twelve verb tenses.

Comer conjugation charts

Present tense (presente de indicativo)

In the present tense, yo como translates to “I eat” and “I am eating”.

yo como	I eat	Como los tacos.	I eat the tacos.
tú comes	you eat	Comes las papas fritas.	You eat the French fries.
él/ella, usted come	he/she eats, you eat	Ella come la ensalada.	She eats the salad.
nosotros comemos	we eat	Comemos la pasta.	We eat the pasta.
vosotros coméis	you eat	Coméis la paella.	You eat the paella.
ellos/ellas, ustedes comen	they/you eat	Comen los burritos.	They eat the burritos.

Progressive present (presente progresivo)

The progressive present is formed by combining the present tense of estar (to be) with the present participle. Yo estoy comiendo transaltes to “I am eating”.

yo estoy comiendo	I am eating	Estoy comiendo en el mercado.	I'm eating in the market.
tú estás comiendo	you are eating	Estás comiendo el desayuno.	You're eating breakfast.
él/ella, usted está comiendo	he/she is eating, you are eating	Está comiendo el almuerzo.	He's eating lunch.
nosotros estamos comiendo	we are eating	Estamos comiendo la cena.	We're eating dinner.
vosotros estáis comiendo	you are eating	Estáis comiendo las tapas.	You're eating bar snacks.
ellos/ellas, ustedes están comiendo	they are eating	Están comiendo el postre.	They're eating dessert.

Near future (futuro inmediato)

The near future tense is used to express action which are going to occur. The tense is formed by combining the present tense if ir (to go) with the preposition a and an infinitive. Yo voy a comer translates to “I am going to eat”.

yo voy a comer	I am going to eat	Voy a comer con mis amigos.	I'm going to eat with my friends.
tú vas a comer	you are doing to eat	Vas a comer en la cafetería.	You're going to eat in the cafeteria.
él/ella, usted va a comer	he/she/you is (are) going to eat	Él va a comer con su familia.	He's going to eat with his family.
nosotros vamos a comer	we are going to eat	Vamos a comer en diez minutos.	We're going to eat in ten minutes.
vosotros vais a comer	you are doing to eat	Vais a comer en un restaurante.	You're going to eat in a restaurant.
ellos/ellas, ustedes van a comer	they/you are going to eat	Ellos van a comer las quesadillas.	They're going to eat the quesadillas.

Preterite (pretérito)

The preterite tense is used to express past actions which occurred at specific times. Yo comí translates to “I ate”.

yo comí	I ate	Comí a la cinco.	I ate at five o'clock.
tú comiste	you ate	¿Qué comiste ayer?	What did you eat yesterday?
él/ella, usted comió	he/she, you ate	¿Por qué no comió con sus hermanos?	Why didn't he eat with his brothers?
nosotros comimos	we ate	Ya comimos, gracias.	We already ate, thanks.
vosotros comisteis	you ate	Comisteis los churros?	Did you eat the fritters?
ellos/ellas, ustedes comieron	they/you ate	Comieron las guayaba.	They ate the guavas.

Present perfect indicative (perfecto de indicativo)

The present perfect tense is used to express past actions which have a bearing on the present. Yo he comido translates to “I have eaten”.

yo he comido	I have eaten	Ya he comido con los niños.	I've already eaten with the kids.
tú has comido	you have eaten	¿Por qué no has comido?	Why haven't you eaten.
él/ella, usted ha comido	he/she/you has (have) eaten	Ella todavía no ha comido.	She still hasn't eaten.
nosotros hemos comido	we have eaten	Hemos comido en este restaurante tres veces.	We've eaten in this restaurant three times.
vosotros habéis comido	you have eaten	Habéis comido la tapas en la terraza.	You've eaten the bar snacks on the terrace.
ellos/ellas, ustedes han comido	they/you have eaten	Ya han comido con sus primos.	They've already eaten with their cousins.

Imperfect (imperfecto de indicativo)

The imperfect tense is used to express past actions which occurred at unspecified times. Yo comía translates to “I was eating”, “I used to eat” and “I ate”.

yo comía	I was eating (or used to eat, ate)	Cuando era niño, comía la pizza todas las semanas.	When I was a child I used to eat pizza every week.
tú comías	you were eating	¿Dónde comías en la universidad?	Where did you used to eat in university?
él/ella, usted comía	he/she/you was (were) eating	En el pasado comía mucha comida chatarra.	In the past he used to eat a lot of junk food.
nosotros comíamos	we were eating	Comíamos el postre cuando papó volvió a casa.	We were eating dessert when dad got home.
vosotros comíais	you were eating	¿Qué comíais cuando vivíais a Sevilla?	What did you used to eat when you lived in Seville?
ellos/ellas, ustedes comían	they/you were eating	Comían el helado cuando María se puso a cantar.	They were eating ice cream when Marie starting singing.

Conditional (potential simple)

The conditional tense is used to express hypothetical actions. Yo comería translates to “I would eat”.

yo comería	I would eat	Comería si tuveria hambre.	I'd eat if I were hungry.
tú comerías	you would eat	¿Qué comerías si tuvieras más dinero?	What would you eat if you had more money?
él/ella, usted comería	he/she/you would eat	Comería con nosotros pero ya tiene planes.	He's eat with us but he already has plans.
nosotros comeríamos	we would eat	Comeríamos con ustedes si tuviéramos más tiempo.	We'd eat with you if we had more time.
vosotros comeríais	you would eat	Comeríais el bistec si fuerais vegano.	You'd eat the steak if you weren't vegan.
ellos/ellas, ustedes comerían	they/you would eat	Comerían tacos si estuvieran a México.	They'd eat tacos if they were in Mexico.

Present subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

The subjunctive is used to express wishes, emotions and doubts. Yo coma translates to “I eat”.

yo coma	I eat	Él quiere que coma un poco más.	He wants me to eat a bit more.
tú comas	you eat	Es importante que comas antes de trabajar.	It's important that you eat before working.
él/ella, usted coma	he/she eats, you eat	Dime cuando coma la cena.	Tell me when you eat dinner.
nosotros comamos	we eat	Ella quiere que que comamos las verdura.	She wants us to eat the vegetables.
vosotros comáis	you eat	¡Exijo que comáis con los adultos!	I require that you eat with the adults.
ellos/ellas, ustedes coman	they/you eat	Es necesario que coman todo.	It's necessary that you eat everything.

Imperative (imperativo)

The imperative mood is used to give commands and make suggestions. Example sentences are under the chart.

(tú) ¡come!	Eat!	¡no comas!	Don't eat
(usted) ¡coma!	Eat!	¡no coma!	Don't eat
(nosotros) ¡comamos!	Let's eat!	¡no comamos!	Let's not eat!
(vosotros) ¡comed!	Eat!	¡no comáis!	Don't eat
(ustedes) ¡coman!	Eat!	¡no coman!	Don't eat

• ¡Come la verduras! Eat the vegetables!
• ¡Comamos la enchiladas! Let’s eat the enchiladas!
• ¡Co comas demasiado azúcar! Don’t eat too much sugar!
• ¡No coman el postre antes de comer el plato principal! Don’t eat dessert before eating the main dish!

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