Comer imperfect conjugation
Comer in the imperfect: comía, comías, comía, comíamos, comíais, comían.
- to eat; to have lunch
- regular
- Participle: comido
- Gerund: comiendo
Imperfect imperfecto
| yo | comía |
|---|---|
| tú | comías |
| él/ella/usted | comía |
| nosotros | comíamos |
| vosotros | comíais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | comían |
How to use comer in the imperfect
The imperfect is regular: comía, comías, comía, comíamos, comían. It is the tense for eating habits in the past and for scenes in progress: Comíamos cuando llegó la noticia. It is ideal for childhood food memories and for describing how people used to eat before certain changes, such as moving abroad.
Examples
Comíamos cuando sonó el teléfono.
We were eating when the phone rang.
De niño comía mucho más dulce que ahora.
As a kid I ate a lot more sweets than now.
En el campo comían lo que cultivaban.
In the countryside they ate what they grew.
Quick check: comer in the imperfect
More comer tenses
- All comer tenses
- Comer present
- Comer preterite
- Comer future
- Comer conditional
- Comer present subjunctive
- Comer affirmative commands
Other verbs in the imperfect
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