The practice-first approach to learning how to conjugate comer.

Welcome to Comer Conjugation! Our aim here is to help you master the verb comer and all its conjugations, without the need to memorise lots of boring grammar rules and mind-numbing verb tables. Of course, if that's your type of thing, we'll provide that for you too, but our focus will be on practice, practice, practice, with plenty of opportunities to test your knowledge with our interactive quizzes and games.

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Sentences, Dialogs and Audio

All our sentences and dialogs are accompanied by an audio track voiced by real Spanish speakers, so that you can get a feel for how it sounds in the real world and at real speed. As an extra bonus, because we want to cater for beginners as well as advanced users, we have a slow version of the audio. We also have dialogs for you to read and listen to, so that you can see the verb being used in the context of a real-life situation.

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A brief overview of the verb comer

People in the Spanish-speaking world love to eat (let's be honest, who doesn't?), so you'll find yourself reaching for the verb on a daily basis. Luckily, the verb 'comer' is a regular '-er verb', which means its conjugations follow the exact same form as all the other regular '-er verbs' that you might be familiar with, such as 'beber', 'vender', or 'conocer'.

Quiz to Victory!

Not only will you have the ability to practice the sentences and read and listen to the dialogs, but you'll also have the opportunity to test what you've learned with our automatically generated quizzes. The quizzes use the sentences and dialogs on the site to create a quiz that will be unique every time you take it. The quiz will consist of multiple-choice questions, listening tests, fill-in-the-blank questions, and even a few questions where you'll have to type in the correct answer.

You can choose the difficulty of the tests depending on your level of Spanish, and you will receive a review at the end of the test that will suggest areas that you might like to revise and practice in order to improve.

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Other common usages / meanings of the verb comer

1) To consume, corrode, wear down

Whilst talking about erosion or corrosion etc, the Spanish verb comer is used in very much the same way we might use the verb 'to eat' in English.

2) To have lunch or dinner

There are many different words that can be used to express the idea of having a meal. In Spanish, the verb 'almorzar' is typically used to describe having lunch or eating lunch. However, in certain parts of Latin America and in certain regions of Spain, the word comer can also be used with this same meaning. To confuse things further, in countries such as Colombia, the word "comer" can also be used to signify having or eating dinner.

Practice Makes Perfect

Not only do we have lots of examples for you to practice with, we also let you define what you'd like to practice, meaning you can zoom in on what you'd like to focus on. If there's a certain tense or set of pronouns you're struggling with, you can choose to practice just that and forget about the conjugations you've already mastered. Not only that, but we also give you the option of choosing how you'd like to practice. So if you're the type of person who likes to practice with flash cards, by listening, by simply reading, or a mixture of both, we've got you covered.

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The pronominal form of the verb comer

It is worth pointing out that there might be times when you come across the pronominal form of the verb comer (usually in informal spoken Spanish). Don't be scared by the word 'pronominal', it simply means 'relating to a pronoun' and in this case, the verb comer will be preceded by one of the following reflexive pronouns (te/me/nos/se/os).

This pronominal form is added when one would like to highlight the quantity of food eaten.

This pronominal form is completely optional.

It is important to note that the pronominal form must only be used when referring to a specific quantity of food eaten, and therefore it follows that a determiner must be used when forming your sentence. A determiner in this case could be a numerical adjective (2 apples), a definite article (the apple), an indefinite article (an apple) or a phrase (a slice of apple).

Common expressions and idioms

The verb comer is heavily used in common expressions and idioms throughout the Spanish speaking world. You will them often, so learn them well!