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All the words: Spanish

leer

Level A1

Meaning

to read

Example

Me gusta leer el periódico por la mañana.

I like reading the newspaper in the morning.

A way to remember it

Same Latin root as English "legible" and "lecture": legere "to read". P.S. English "leer" means a sly look.

Word forms

Conjugation
present
I
leo
you (sg.)
lees
he, she
lee
we
leemos
you (pl.)
leéis
they
leen
simple past
I
leí
you (sg.)
leíste
he, she
leyó
we
leímos
you (pl.)
leísteis
they
leyeron
imperfect
I
leía
you (sg.)
leías
he, she
leía
we
leíamos
you (pl.)
leíais
they
leían
imperative
you (sg.)
lee
we
leamos
you (pl.)
leed
future
I
leí
you (sg.)
leíste
he, she
leyó
we
leímos
you (pl.)
leísteis
they
leyeron
conditional
I
leía
you (sg.)
leías
he, she
leía
we
leíamos
you (pl.)
leíais
they
leían
present subjunctive
I
lea
you (sg.)
leas
he, she
lea
we
leamos
you (pl.)
leáis
they
lean
imperfect subjunctive
I
leyera / leyese
you (sg.)
leyeras / leyeses
he, she
leyeses / leyera
we
leyéramos / leyésemos
you (pl.)
leyerais / leyeseis
they
leyeran / leyesen

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