comprar

/komˈpɾaɾ/

verb #796 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

to buy, to purchase

Grammar

Conjugation

Regular -ar conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yocomprocomprécomprabacomprarécompraría
comprascomprastecomprabascompraráscomprarías
él/ella/ud.compracomprócomprabacomprarácompraría
nos.compramoscompramoscomprábamoscompraremoscompraríamos
vos.compráiscomprasteiscomprabaiscompraréiscompraríais
ellos/uds.comprancompraroncomprabancompraráncomprarían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yocomprecompraracomprase
comprescomprarascomprases
él/ella/ud.comprecompraracomprase
nos.compremoscompráramoscomprásemos
vos.compréiscompraraiscompraseis
ellos/uds.comprencomprarancomprasen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
compra
ud.compre
nosotroscompremos
vosotroscomprad
uds.compren

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
comprando
Past participle
comprado

Examples

.

I need to buy milk and bread before going back home.

caro.

He wanted to buy that flat but it was too expensive.

.

They are going to buy a new car this weekend.

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