The Spanish verb leer means "to read". Below are its 8 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of leer is yo leo, tú lees, él/ella/usted lee, nosotros leemos, vosotros leéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes leen. It counts as a regular -er verb, though 11 of its forms differ from the model pattern and are marked in the tables. The tables below cover 8 tenses, from the present to the present perfect.
Forms in orange break the regular -er pattern.
| yo | leo | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | lees | |
| él/ | lee | |
| nosotros | leemos | |
| vosotros | leéis | |
| ellos/ | leen |
| yo | leí |
|---|---|
| tú | leíste (irregular) |
| él/ | leyó (irregular) |
| nosotros | leímos (irregular) |
| vosotros | leísteis (irregular) |
| ellos/ | leyeron (irregular) |
| yo | leía |
|---|---|
| tú | leías |
| él/ | leía |
| nosotros | leíamos |
| vosotros | leíais |
| ellos/ | leían |
| yo | leeré |
|---|---|
| tú | leerás |
| él/ | leerá |
| nosotros | leeremos |
| vosotros | leeréis |
| ellos/ | leerán |
| yo | leería |
|---|---|
| tú | leerías |
| él/ | leería |
| nosotros | leeríamos |
| vosotros | leeríais |
| ellos/ | leerían |
| yo | lea |
|---|---|
| tú | leas |
| él/ | lea |
| nosotros | leamos |
| vosotros | leáis |
| ellos/ | lean |
| tú | lee |
|---|---|
| usted | lea |
| nosotros | leamos |
| vosotros | leed |
| ustedes | lean |
| yo | he leído (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | has leído (irregular) |
| él/ | ha leído (irregular) |
| nosotros | hemos leído (irregular) |
| vosotros | habéis leído (irregular) |
| ellos/ | han leído (irregular) |
Leer is regular, with spelling changes only. The spelling changes appear in forms such as leyó, leyendo, and leído. The preterite forms include leí, leísteis, and leyeron.
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Yes. Leer is regular, with spelling changes only.
They are leí, leíste, leyó, leímos, leísteis, and leyeron.
The gerund is leyendo and the past participle is leído. These are spelling changes shown in the table.