Verb — comer

comer (to eat)

Property	Value
Class	Class 2 (-er)
Stem	com-
Regularity	fully regular
Participle	comido
Gerund	comiendo

The canonical -er model verb — every other regular -er verb (beber, vender, aprender, …) conjugates the same way. See Verb Types.

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Present

Subject	Form
yo	como
tú	comes
él/ella/usted	come
nosotros	comemos
vosotros	coméis
ellos/ustedes	comen

Preterite

Subject	Form
yo	comí
tú	comiste
él/ella/usted	comió
nosotros	comimos
vosotros	comisteis
ellos/ustedes	comieron

Imperfect

Subject	Form
yo	comía
tú	comías
él/ella/usted	comía
nosotros	comíamos
vosotros	comíais
ellos/ustedes	comían

Future

Subject	Form
yo	comeré
tú	comerás
él/ella/usted	comerá
nosotros	comeremos
vosotros	comeréis
ellos/ustedes	comerán

Conditional

Subject	Form
yo	comería
tú	comerías
él/ella/usted	comería
nosotros	comeríamos
vosotros	comeríais
ellos/ustedes	comerían

Present perfect

haber (present) + comido

Subject	Form
yo	he comido
tú	has comido
él/ella/usted	ha comido
nosotros	hemos comido
vosotros	habéis comido
ellos/ustedes	han comido

Commands (imperative)

Form	Affirmative	Negative
tú	come	no comas
usted	coma	no coma
vosotros	comed	no comáis
ustedes	coman	no coman

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Examples

Spanish	English
Yo como arroz con pollo.	I eat rice with chicken.
¿Tú comes carne o eres vegetariano?	Do you eat meat or are you vegetarian?
Ella comió en un restaurante anoche.	She ate at a restaurant last night.
Nosotros comíamos juntos todos los domingos.	We used to eat together every Sunday.
Vosotros comeréis paella el sábado.	You all will eat paella on Saturday.
Ellos comerían más verdura si les gustara.	They would eat more vegetables if they liked it.
Yo he comido demasiado hoy.	I have eaten too much today.
Come despacio. (tú)	Eat slowly.
No comas entre horas.	Don’t eat between meals.
Usted come en la cocina, ¿verdad?	You eat in the kitchen, right? (formal)

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Common mistakes

• ❌ Yo comer arroz → ✅ Yo como arroz — the infinitive is never used as a conjugated verb
• ❌ Applying -ar endings to an -er verb (comoas) → ✅ -er verbs take -o, -es, -e, -emos, -éis, -en
• ❌ Coma used casually with tú → ✅ coma is the usted command; the tú command is come

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Summary

• Regular -er verb; stem com- + class-2 endings across every tense
• Model verb for the entire -er class — same pattern applies to beber, vender, aprender, correr, and more
• Irregular-free: no stem changes, no irregular participle (comido), no irregular commands

See also: Verb Types — -ar/-er/-ir classes explained.
See also: Present Tense — full present-tense explanation.
See also: Conjugation — Present — all classes side by side.
See also: hablar · vivir — the other two regular-class model verbs.