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Conjugation Chart of “Comer” (to eat) in the Imperfect Tense

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Understanding the Imperfect Tense of “Comer”

The Imperfect Tense of comer is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past, for example, Cuando era niño, comía manzanas todos los días. (When I was a child, I used to eat apples every day.)

Comer is a regular -er verb, so its conjugations in the Imperfect Tense follow the regular pattern for this verb type.

How to Use Comer in the Imperfect Tense

The imperfect tense of comer is used to describe ongoing, repeated, or habitual actions in the past.

Eating or consuming food/drink: Por ejemplo, cuando era niño, comía mucha fruta (When I was a child, I used to eat a lot of fruit).

Figurative meanings: For example, el ratón se comía el queso (the mouse was eating the cheese), or el fuego se comía la casa (the fire was consuming the house).

Idiomatic/slang usage: For example, ¡Cómete esa! (Take that! / In your face!), or me la comí doblada (I was totally fooled/tricked).

Rude/vulgar meanings: For example, ¡Cómeme la…! (Eat my…! – a vulgar insult).

Real Life Examples of Comer in the Imperfect Tense

Cuando era niño, comía mucha fruta. (When I was a child, I used to eat a lot of fruit.)

Mis abuelos comían muy temprano por la mañana. (My grandparents used to eat very early in the morning.)

Ella comía tacos de camino al trabajo. (She would eat tacos on her way to work.)

¿Comías mucho dulce de pequeño? (Did you eat a lot of sweets when you were little?)

Nosotros comíamos juntos en familia todos los domingos. (We used to eat together as a family every Sunday.)

Ellos comían en ese restaurante a menudo. (They would often eat at that restaurant.)

Tú comías demasiado rápido cuando eras niño. (You used to eat too fast when you were a kid.)

¿Comías mucha comida chatarra de joven? (Did you eat a lot of junk food when you were young?)

Yo comía mucha fruta tropical cuando vivía en esa región. (I used to eat a lot of tropical fruit when I lived in that region.)

Ellas comían en la cafetería de la oficina casi todos los días. (They would eat at the office cafeteria almost every day.)

¿Ustedes comían mucha comida rápida cuando eran estudiantes? (Did you all eat a lot of fast food when you were students?)

Él comía muy poco en esa época. (He used to eat very little during that time.)

¿Comías mucha comida chatarra de chavo? (Did you eat a lot of junk food when you were a kid? [slang])

Nosotros comíamos en restaurantes caros solo en ocasiones especiales. (We would eat at expensive restaurants only on special occasions.)

Ellos comían mucha comida típica cuando viajaban. (They used to eat a lot of typical food when they traveled.)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Comer (to eat) in the Imperfect Tense (Latin American Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Imperfect tense is also known as the Past Imperfect, Descriptive Past, Past Progressive, or Imperfect Indicative in English, and as Pretérito Imperfecto, Copretérito, Imperfecto de Indicativo, or Pasado Descriptivo in Spanish.