| Persona | imperfect | conditional | future | subjunctive | present | preterite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | leía | leería | leeré | lea | leo | leí |
| tú | leías | leerías | leerás | leas | lees | leíste |
| él / ella | leía | leería | leerá | lea | lee | leyó |
| nosotros | leíamos | leeríamos | leeremos | leamos | leemos |
In Spain: vosotros form— imperfect: leíais, conditional: leeríais, future: leeréis, subjunctive: leáis, present: leéis, preterite: leísteis
The 'vosotros' form is used in Spain for informal plural address. It is not used in Latin America, where 'ustedes' is the standard for all plural address.
I read the newspaper every morning with my coffee.
Did you read the book I recommended to you?
When I was a child, my grandfather used to read me adventure stories.
Next weekend I will read that novel I bought.
The teacher wants us to read the first chapter for tomorrow.
to read between the lines
to read someone's mind
to read someone the riot act; to tell someone off
an open book (easy to read/understand a person)
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| leímos |
| ustedes | leían | leerían | leerán | lean | leen | leyeron |
The politician read a speech that convinced no one.