Present simplepresente
| I | eat |
|---|---|
| you | eat |
| he/she/it | eats |
| we | eat |
| you | eat |
| they | eat |
Más sobre esto: El Simple Present
Conjugación de eat
- Significado comer
- Nivel A1
- Modelo irregular
Lo que tiene de especial este verbo
- Irregular en muchos tiempos: lo más seguro es aprender la tabla entera. → Los verbos irregulares
- Las tres formas básicas que hay que aprender: eat – ate – eaten.
En negrita y subrayado: la terminación. ◆ marca una forma que se aparta de la regla.
Indicativo
Past simplepasado terminado
| I | ate |
|---|---|
| you | ate |
| he/she/it | ate |
| we | ate |
| you | ate |
| they | ate |
Más sobre esto: El Simple Past
Present perfectperfecto
| I | have eaten |
|---|---|
| you | have eaten |
| he/she/it | has eaten |
| we | have eaten |
| you | have eaten |
| they | have eaten |
Más sobre esto: El Present Perfect
Past perfectpluscuamperfecto
| I | had eaten |
|---|---|
| you | had eaten |
| he/she/it | had eaten |
| we | had eaten |
| you | had eaten |
| they | had eaten |
Más sobre esto: El Past Perfect
Future (will)futuro
| I | will eat |
|---|---|
| you | will eat |
| he/she/it | will eat |
| we | will eat |
| you | will eat |
| they | will eat |
Más sobre esto: El futuro con will
Future perfectfuturo perfecto
| I | will have eaten |
|---|---|
| you | will have eaten |
| he/she/it | will have eaten |
| we | will have eaten |
| you | will have eaten |
| they | will have eaten |
Más sobre esto: El Future Perfect
Condicional
Conditional (would)condicional
| I | would eat |
|---|---|
| you | would eat |
| he/she/it | would eat |
| we | would eat |
| you | would eat |
| they | would eat |
Más sobre esto: Oración condicional de tipo 2
Conditional perfectcondicional compuesto
| I | would have eaten |
|---|---|
| you | would have eaten |
| he/she/it | would have eaten |
| we | would have eaten |
| you | would have eaten |
| they | would have eaten |
Más sobre esto: Oración condicional de tipo 3
Formas continuas
Present progressivepresente continuo
| I | am eating |
|---|---|
| you | are eating |
| he/she/it | is eating |
| we | are eating |
| you | are eating |
| they | are eating |
Más sobre esto: El Present Progressive
Past progressivepasado continuo
| I | was eating |
|---|---|
| you | were eating |
| he/she/it | was eating |
| we | were eating |
| you | were eating |
| they | were eating |
Más sobre esto: El Past Progressive
Present perfect progressiveperfecto continuo
| I | have been eating |
|---|---|
| you | have been eating |
| he/she/it | has been eating |
| we | have been eating |
| you | have been eating |
| they | have been eating |
Más sobre esto: El Present Perfect Progressive
Past perfect progressivepluscuamperfecto continuo
| I | had been eating |
|---|---|
| you | had been eating |
| he/she/it | had been eating |
| we | had been eating |
| you | had been eating |
| they | had been eating |
Más sobre esto: El Past Perfect Progressive
Future progressivefuturo continuo
| I | will be eating |
|---|---|
| you | will be eating |
| he/she/it | will be eating |
| we | will be eating |
| you | will be eating |
| they | will be eating |
Más sobre esto: El Future Progressive
Imperativo
Imperativeimperativo afirmativo
| you | eat |
|---|---|
| we | let's eat |
Más sobre esto: El imperativo
Formas no personales
Infinitive and participlesinfinitivo, gerundio, participio
| infinitive | eat |
|---|---|
| to-infinitive | to eat |
| -ing form | eating |
| past participle | eaten |
Más sobre esto: Los verbos irregulares · Verbos con -ing
Frases de ejemplo del curso
Cada frase procede de las listas de palabras o de los temas de gramática de este curso. La forma del verbo está marcada y debajo se indica qué tiempo y qué persona es.
I do not eat meat.No como carne.
eat — Present simple · I; Present simple · you
We ate à la carte instead.Comimos a la carta en su lugar.
ate — Past simple · I; Past simple · you
She eats very healthy food.Come comida muy sana.
eats — Present simple · he/she/it
One vitamin is made by the skin and the rest are eaten.Una vitamina la fabrica la piel y las demás se comen.
eaten — past participle
Do not call at eight — we will be eating.No llames a las ocho, que estaremos comiendo.
eating — -ing form · El Future Progressive
Eat in or take away?¿Para comer aquí o para llevar?
Eat — Present simple · I; Present simple · you
Más frases de ejemplo
We usually eat at two on Sundays.Los domingos solemos comer a las dos.
Have you ever eaten octopus?¿Has comido pulpo alguna vez?
Don't talk while you're eating.No hables mientras comes.
Errores típicos de los hispanohablantes
Incorrecto Stop eating your nails, you'll hurt yourself.
Correcto Stop biting your nails, you'll hurt yourself.
«Comerse las uñas» es una imagen española. En inglés las uñas se muerden: bite your nails.
Una trampa típica
Incorrecto Do not call at eight — we will eat.
Correcto Do not call at eight — we will be eating.
Esta forma casi nunca se construye mal y casi siempre se olvida. I will work at nine dice que empiezo a las nueve; I will be working at nine dice que a las nueve ya estoy dentro. Y con la pregunta pasa algo que en español no ocurre: Will you use the car? suena a petición, la forma continua no.
Combinaciones frecuentes
- eat out — comer fuera
- eat in — comer en casa
- eat like a horse — comer muchísimo (coloq.)
- eat your words — tragarse las palabras
Verbos que se confunden
- feed feed es dar de comer: feed the cat, feed the baby.
Práctica rápida
5 huecos, primero de las frases de ejemplo de arriba y luego de la tabla. Cada respuesta cuenta para tus repasos.
Sigue aprendiendo
Verbos con el mismo modelo
Temas de gramática relacionados
Las formas se calculan a partir de las reglas de la lengua, dos veces y por dos caminos independientes, y se comparan con todas las formas escritas a mano en este curso. Las frases de ejemplo son propias del curso.