What does comer mean in English?

Comer means "to eat" in English.

How do you conjugate comer in Spanish?

Comer is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What are common idiomatic expressions with comer?

Common idiomatic expressions using comer include: "comerse las palabras" (to mumble / to eat one's words), "comerse las uñas" (to bite one's nails), "sin comerlo ni beberlo" (without having anything to do with it). These expressions are frequently used in everyday Spanish conversation.

How do you use comer in a sentence?

Example: "Comimos paella ayer." which means "We ate paella yesterday." in English.

What are synonyms for comer?

Spanish synonyms for comer include: consumir. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Comer

to eat

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

comer

🏃

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

comiendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

comido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	como I eat	I eat
tú	comes you eat	you eat
él/ella/usted	come he/she/you eats	he/she/you eats
nosotros	comemos we eat	we eat
vosotros	coméis you all eat	you all eat
ellos/ustedes	comen they/you all eat	they/you all eat

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	comía I used to eat	I used to eat
tú	comías you used to eat	you used to eat
él/ella/usted	comía he/she/you used to eat	he/she/you used to eat
nosotros	comíamos we used to eat	we used to eat
vosotros	comíais you all used to eat	you all used to eat
ellos/ustedes	comían they/you all used to eat	they/you all used to eat

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	comí I eaten	I eaten
tú	comiste you eaten	you eaten
él/ella/usted	comió he/she/you eaten	he/she/you eaten
nosotros	comimos we eaten	we eaten
vosotros	comisteis you all eaten	you all eaten
ellos/ustedes	comieron they/you all eaten	they/you all eaten

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	comeré I will eat	I will eat
tú	comerás you will eat	you will eat
él/ella/usted	comerá he/she/you will eat	he/she/you will eat
nosotros	comeremos we will eat	we will eat
vosotros	comeréis you all will eat	you all will eat
ellos/ustedes	comerán they/you all will eat	they/you all will eat

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	comería I would eat	I would eat
tú	comerías you would eat	you would eat
él/ella/usted	comería he/she/you would eat	he/she/you would eat
nosotros	comeríamos we would eat	we would eat
vosotros	comeríais you all would eat	you all would eat
ellos/ustedes	comerían they/you all would eat	they/you all would eat

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	coma that I eat	that I eat
tú	comas that you eat	that you eat
él/ella/usted	coma that he/she/you eat	that he/she/you eat
nosotros	comamos that we eat	that we eat
vosotros	comáis that you all eat	that you all eat
ellos/ustedes	coman that they/you all eat	that they/you all eat

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	comiera or comiese that I eaten	that I eaten
tú	comieras or comieses that you eaten	that you eaten
él/ella/usted	comiera or comiese that he/she/you eaten	that he/she/you eaten
nosotros	comiéramos or comiésemos that we eaten	that we eaten
vosotros	comierais or comieseis that you all eaten	that you all eaten
ellos/ustedes	comieran or comiesen that they/you all eaten	that they/you all eaten

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he comido I have eaten	I have eaten
tú	has comido you have eaten	you have eaten
él/ella/usted	ha comido he/she/you have eaten	he/she/you have eaten
nosotros	hemos comido we have eaten	we have eaten
vosotros	habéis comido you all have eaten	you all have eaten
ellos/ustedes	han comido they/you all have eaten	they/you all have eaten

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había comido I had eaten	I had eaten
tú	habías comido you had eaten	you had eaten
él/ella/usted	había comido he/she/you had eaten	he/she/you had eaten
nosotros	habíamos comido we had eaten	we had eaten
vosotros	habíais comido you all had eaten	you all had eaten
ellos/ustedes	habían comido they/you all had eaten	they/you all had eaten

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube comido I had eaten	I had eaten
tú	hubiste comido you had eaten	you had eaten
él/ella/usted	hubo comido he/she/you had eaten	he/she/you had eaten
nosotros	hubimos comido we had eaten	we had eaten
vosotros	hubisteis comido you all had eaten	you all had eaten
ellos/ustedes	hubieron comido they/you all had eaten	they/you all had eaten

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré comido I will have eaten	I will have eaten
tú	habrás comido you will have eaten	you will have eaten
él/ella/usted	habrá comido he/she/you will have eaten	he/she/you will have eaten
nosotros	habremos comido we will have eaten	we will have eaten
vosotros	habréis comido you all will have eaten	you all will have eaten
ellos/ustedes	habrán comido they/you all will have eaten	they/you all will have eaten

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría comido I would have eaten	I would have eaten
tú	habrías comido you would have eaten	you would have eaten
él/ella/usted	habría comido he/she/you would have eaten	he/she/you would have eaten
nosotros	habríamos comido we would have eaten	we would have eaten
vosotros	habríais comido you all would have eaten	you all would have eaten
ellos/ustedes	habrían comido they/you all would have eaten	they/you all would have eaten

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya comido that I have eaten	that I have eaten
tú	hayas comido that you have eaten	that you have eaten
él/ella/usted	haya comido that he/she/you have eaten	that he/she/you have eaten
nosotros	hayamos comido that we have eaten	that we have eaten
vosotros	hayáis comido that you all have eaten	that you all have eaten
ellos/ustedes	hayan comido that they/you all have eaten	that they/you all have eaten

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera comido that I had eaten	that I had eaten
tú	hubieras comido that you had eaten	that you had eaten
él/ella/usted	hubiera comido that he/she/you had eaten	that he/she/you had eaten
nosotros	hubiéramos comido that we had eaten	that we had eaten
vosotros	hubierais comido that you all had eaten	that you all had eaten
ellos/ustedes	hubieran comido that they/you all had eaten	that they/you all had eaten

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	come	eat! (you)
usted	coma	eat! (you formal)
nosotros	comamos	let's eat!
vosotros	comed	eat! (you all)
ustedes	coman	eat! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no comas	don't eat! (you)
usted	no coma	don't eat! (you formal)
nosotros	no comamos	let's not eat!
vosotros	no comáis	don't eat! (you all)
ustedes	no coman	don't eat! (you all)

More About "comer"

Idiomatic Expressions

comerse las palabras

to mumble / to eat one's words

💡 Speaking unclearly or retracting

comerse las uñas

to bite one's nails

💡 Being nervous

sin comerlo ni beberlo

without having anything to do with it

💡 Being uninvolved

Examples in Context

Comimos paella ayer.

We ate paella yesterday.

Preterite

¿Qué comes normalmente?

What do you normally eat?

Present

He comido demasiado.

I have eaten too much.

Present Perfect

Comeremos a las dos.

We will eat at two.

Future

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

consumir(to consume)

More formal

Usage Notes

•Comer is a regular -er verb
•Main meaning: to eat
•Reflexive form "comerse" adds emphasis
•Model regular -er verb conjugation

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