regular -er
comer
to eat
Present
| Person | Form | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| yo | como | |
| tú | comes | |
| él, ella, usted | come | |
| nosotros | comemos | |
| ellos, ustedes | comen | |
| vosotros, Spain only | coméis |
Past, the preterite
The tense for a finished action at a definite time. It is the past you need first.
| Person | Form | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| yo | comí | |
| tú | comiste | |
| él, ella, usted | comió | |
| nosotros | comimos | |
| ellos, ustedes | comieron |
The thing that catches people out
The model regular -er verb. The -er and -ir endings are identical except in the we and you plural forms, so learning one nearly gives you the other.
In a sentence
no como carneI do not eat meat
comemos a las doswe eat at two