comí
koh-MEE
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📝 In Action
Ayer comí pizza con mis amigos.
A1Yesterday I ate pizza with my friends.
No comí nada en todo el día.
A1I didn't eat anything all day.
¿Qué comí anoche? No recuerdo.
A2What did I eat last night? I don't remember.
💡 Grammar Points
The Simple Past Tense
‘Comí’ is used when you talk about an action that started and finished completely at a specific time in the past, like 'yesterday' or 'last week'.
The Crucial Accent Mark
The accent on the 'í' is essential! It tells you that the action happened in the simple past ('I ate'). Without it, the word would be 'comi', which is an old, rarely used form.
❌ Common Pitfalls
Using the wrong past tense
Mistake: "Usando 'Yo comía' cuando quieres decir 'I ate a sandwich'."
Correction: Use 'Yo comí un sándwich'. 'Comía' means 'I used to eat' or 'I was eating' over a period of time, not a single finished action.
⭐ Usage Tips
Identifying the 'Yo' Form
In the simple past tense for '-er' and '-ir' verbs, the 'yo' form always ends in -í (with an accent). This is a great pattern to remember!
🔄 Conjugations
indicative
present
imperfect
preterite
subjunctive
present
imperfect
✏️ Quick Practice
💡 Quick Quiz: comí
Question 1 of 1
Which sentence correctly uses 'comí'?
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why does 'comí' have an accent mark?
The accent mark is there to show you how to pronounce the word and, more importantly, to indicate that it is the simple past tense ('I ate'). In Spanish, when the stress falls on the last syllable of a verb in the past tense, it almost always requires an accent mark.
What is the difference between 'comí' and 'comía'?
'Comí' (simple past) describes a single, finished action: 'I ate a taco.' 'Comía' (imperfect past) describes ongoing or habitual actions in the past: 'I used to eat tacos every Sunday.' or 'I was eating when the phone rang.'