comer Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
comer — to eat
The affirmative imperative of comer gives direct orders: come, coma, comamos, comed, coman.
comer Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to tell someone to eat. '¡Come!' is a common command parents give children at the dinner table.
Notes on comer in the Affirmative Imperative
Comer is regular. The 'tú' form is the same as the present indicative 'él/ella' form, and 'vosotros' just changes the -r to -d.
Example Sentences
¡Come tus verduras!
Eat your vegetables!
tú
Coman un poco más, por favor.
Eat a little more, please.
ustedes
Comamos antes de que se enfríe la sopa.
Let's eat before the soup gets cold.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: comer (as a command)
Correct: comed (for vosotros) or come (for tú)
Why: Learners often use the infinitive as a command, but Spanish requires specific imperative forms.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: como
Comer is a regular -er verb in the present: como, comes, come, comemos, coméis, comen.
Preterite
yo: comí
The preterite of comer follows regular -er endings: comí, comiste, comió, comimos, comisteis, comieron.
Imperfect
yo: comía
Comer in the imperfect uses -ía endings: comía, comías, comía, comíamos, comíais, comían.
Future
yo: comeré
The future of comer is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: comeré, comerás, comerá.
Conditional
yo: comería
The conditional of comer adds -ía endings to the infinitive: comería, comerías, comería.
Present Subjunctive
yo: coma
The present subjunctive of comer uses -a endings: coma, comas, coma, comamos, comáis, coman.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: comiera
The imperfect subjunctive of comer uses the stem 'comier-': comiera, comieras, comiera.
Negative Imperative
yo: no comas
Negative commands for comer use the present subjunctive: no comas, no coma, no comamos.