Conjugating “Comer” in the Past Tense

If you're learning Spanish, one verb you’ll use all the time is comer (to eat). Whether you're talking about what you ate for breakfast or what someone ate yesterday, it's important to know how to conjugate this verb in the past.

In Spanish, there are two main past tenses: the preterite and the imperfect. Let’s focus on the preterite, which is used for actions that are completed.

Here’s how you conjugate comer in the preterite tense:

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If you want to talk about what someone used to eat regularly, you’d use the imperfect tense instead:

Getting comfortable with these forms will make your conversations much more natural. Try using them to talk about what you ate yesterday or what you used to eat as a kid.

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