comer Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
comer — to eat
The imperfect subjunctive of comer uses the stem 'comier-': comiera, comieras, comiera.
comer Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical 'if' situations regarding eating or when a past-tense trigger requires the subjunctive (e.g., 'I wanted you to eat').
Notes on comer in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Comer is regular here, based on the third-person plural preterite (comieron). Note the accent on the nosotros form.
Example Sentences
Si yo comiera carne, pediría la hamburguesa.
If I ate meat, I would order the burger.
yo
Ella me pidió que comiera con ella.
She asked me to eat with her.
él/ella/usted
Si comiéramos ahora, no tendríamos hambre después.
If we ate now, we wouldn't be hungry later.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: comieramos (without accent)
Correct: comiéramos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of the imperfect subjunctive always requires an accent on the vowel before the 'ramos'.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: come
The affirmative imperative of comer gives direct orders: come, coma, comamos, comed, coman.
Negative Imperative
yo: no comas
Negative commands for comer use the present subjunctive: no comas, no coma, no comamos.