Comer (to eat) · Subjunctive
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Comer in the Spanish present subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo) is: yo coma, tú comas, él/ella/usted coma, nosotros/as comamos, vosotros/as comáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes coman. The present subjunctive of comer is the model regular -er subjunctive. -er verbs swap their indicative 'e' endings for 'a' endings: coma, comas, coma, comamos, comáis, coman.
| To Eat | Comer |
|---|---|
| I eat | yo coma |
| you eat | tú comas |
| he/she eat | él/ella/usted coma |
| we eat | nosotros/as comamos |
| you eat | vosotros/as comáis |
| they eat | ellos/ellas/ustedes coman |
Comer (to eat) in context
Sentences that use comer in the subjunctive. Tap each to hear it.
The doctor wants me to eat less salt.
I want you to eat something before going out.
It is important that he/she eat vegetables.
They expect us to eat all together.
I want you to eat slowly and calmly.
I doubt they will eat everything they are served.
Working with the subjunctive
The subjunctive isn't a tense — it's a mood. It signals that the speaker views the action as uncertain, desired, or evaluated rather than asserted as fact. Triggers come in four families: WEIRDO (Wishes, Emotion, Impersonal expressions, Recommendations, Doubt, Ojalá) is the standard mnemonic. When you see "que" after one of these triggers, the verb that follows is almost always subjunctive. The irregular subjunctive stem comes from the yo form of the present indicative — learn "hago" and you know "haga" is the subjunctive stem.
Frequently asked questions
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