Leer Verb Conjugation in Spanish

Conjugations

When it comes to its conjugations, though, leer gets a bit more complicated. Luckily, it is far from being the most irregular verb in Spanish. As you will see from the following tables, the only tense of the indicative mood where leer shows major irregularities is the preterite.

Present

Examples:

• Leo el periódico todos los días. - I read the newspaper every day.
• ¿Qué tan seguido leen? - How often do you read?

Imperfect

Examples:

• Cuando estudiaba, leía mucho en el autobús. - When I was studying, I used to read a lot on the bus.
• Andrés no leía cuando era niño, pero ahora lo hace todo el tiempo. - Andrés didn't use to read when he was a child, but now he does it all the time.

Preterite

Examples:

• Agustín nunca leyó El señor de los anillos. - Agustín has never read The Lord of the Rings.
• Nacho y Magui ya leyeron ese libro. - Nacho and Magui have already read that book.

Future

Examples:

• Leeré el mensaje que me enviaste. - I will read the message you sent me.
• Fátima leerá un poema en su boda. - Fátima will read a poem at her wedding.

Conditional

Examples:

• Si escribieras un libro, lo leería. - If you wrote a book, I would read it.
• Leería en el auto, pero me marea. - I would read in the car, but it makes me dizzy.

As you can see, learning to use and conjugate the verb leer isn't that hard, and you will find plenty of chances to use it!