-er verb Intermediate

comer — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to eat

The imperfect conjugation of comer (regular -er verb, ranked #121). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo comía
comías
él/ella/Ud. comía
nosotros comíamos
vosotros comíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. comían

Example sentence

Antes yo comía con frecuencia.

Before, I used to eat often.

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