Leer Conjugation | How to Conjugate Leer in Spanish

Let’s take a look at the Spanish verb leer. In this article, you’ll learn how this verb is used and its different forms. For each tense, I’ll give you a description, conjugation chart, and example sentences for you to practice. Let’s begin!

Leer is the Spanish verb for “to read.” Even though it’s irregular, it’s a simple verb to conjugate since it only has one meaning. On occasion, you’ll see it used figuratively in a couple of common expressions. For instance, to “read between the lines” is translated to Spanish as “leer entre líneas.” Just as in English, this saying means to find a hidden meaning in what was said.

In the following table, you can see three common conjugations of the verb leer: the infinitive, the gerund, and the past participle.

Here are three example sentences that use the conjugations of leer from the table above:

• Infinitive: Me gusta leer el periódico todos los días. (I liked to read the newspaper every day.)
• Gerund: Estoy leyendo una novela de misterio. (I’m reading a mystery novel.)
• Past Participle: He leído todas la historias. (I’ve read all of the stories.)

We’ve now learned the three main conjugation forms of leer. Now, let’s take a look at all of the different Spanish tenses. Click on the tense you want to learn to see the conjugation of leer.

How to Conjugate Leer in the Indicative Tense

Indicative tenses are the most common verb forms in Spanish. We use them to talk about facts, statements, or universal truths. These tenses help us express objectivity and certainty. We’ll go over the following indicative tenses: the indicative present, indicative future, indicative preterite, indicative imperfect, and indicative conditional.

Indicative Present

The indicative present tense is the most commonly used form of leer in Spanish. It helps us talk about events that are happening now or in the near future. We also use it to describe routines and repetitive actions.

The following is a conjunction chart of leer in the indicative present tense

Pronoun	Leer Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	Leo	I read
Tú	Lees	You read
Vos	Leés	You read
Él/Ella/Usted	Lee	He/She reads, You read
Nosotros	Leemos	We read
Vosotros	Leéis	You read
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	Leen	They read, You read

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate leer in the indicative present tense:

• Leo veinte páginas todos los días. (I read twenty pages every day.)
• Nosotros solo leemos novelas. (We only read novels.)
• Ellos siempre leen el periódico en la mañana. (They always read the newspaper in the morning.)

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Indicative Future

We use the indicative future tense to talk about something that’s going to happen at a given point in the future. It helps us make plans or projections about what’s coming. We also use it to talk about what someone may be doing at the moment.

Here’s how you conjugate leer in indicative future tense:

Pronoun	Leer Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	Leeré	I will read
Tú	Leerás	You will read
Vos	Leerás	You will read
Él/Ella/Usted	Leerá	He/She/You will read
Nosotros	Leeremos	We will read
Vosotros	Leeréis	You will read
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	Leerán	They will read, You will read

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate leer in the indicative future tense:

• Leeré diez libros este año. (I will read ten books this year.)
• Ellos leerán el primer capítulo y nosotros leeremos el segundo. (They will read the first chapter and we will read the second one.)
• Ella leerá las instrucciones y nos dirá qué hacer. (She will read the instructions and tell us what to do.)

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Indicative Preterite

The indicative preterite tense is the most common past tense form of leer. It’s also one of the two simple forms of past tense in Spanish. It helps us talk about an action that has already been completed or refer to general truths about the past.