to eat
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Presente · What happens now or habitually
Comemos arroz con frijoles casi todos los días.
We eat rice and beans almost every day.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Comí demasiado en la fiesta.
I ate too much at the party.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Mis abuelos comían a las doce en punto.
My grandparents used to eat at twelve on the dot.
Futuro · What will happen
Comeremos lechón en Nochebuena.
We'll eat roast pork on Christmas Eve.
Condicional · What would happen
Yo comería algo ligero.
I'd eat something light.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
¿Ya has comido?
Have you eaten yet?
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Ella nunca había comido yuca.
She had never eaten yuca.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Para las dos ya habrán comido.
By two they will have eaten.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Habríamos comido allí, pero estaba cerrado.
We would have eaten there, but it was closed.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Quiero que comas algo antes de salir.
I want you to eat something before leaving.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Mi abuela insistía en que el niño comiera más.
My grandmother insisted that the boy eat more.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Les dije que comiesen sin mí.
I told them to eat without me.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Espero que hayas comido bien.
I hope you've eaten well.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si hubiera comido antes, no tendría tanta hambre.
If I had eaten earlier, I wouldn't be so hungry.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Come despacio.
Eat slowly.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
No comas tan rápido.
Don't eat so fast.