comer Negative Imperative Conjugation
comer — to eat
Negative commands for comer use the present subjunctive: no comas, no coma, no comamos.
comer Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to eat something, like warning a friend not to eat expired food.
Notes on comer in the Negative Imperative
The negative imperative of comer is fully regular and identical to the present subjunctive forms preceded by 'no'.
Example Sentences
No comas eso, está muy picante.
Don't eat that, it's very spicy.
tú
No coman en la sala de estar.
Don't eat in the living room.
ustedes
No comamos postre todavía.
Let's not eat dessert yet.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: No come
Correct: No comas
Why: Negative 'tú' commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative form.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: come
The affirmative imperative of comer gives direct orders: come, coma, comamos, comed, coman.