Comprar Conjugation

to buy in Spanish

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

comprando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

comprado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	compro I buy	I buy
tú	compras you buy	you buy
él/ella/usted	compra he/she/you buys	he/she/you buys
nosotros	compramos we buy	we buy
vosotros	compráis you all buy	you all buy
ellos/ustedes	compran they/you all buy	they/you all buy

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	compraba I used to buy	I used to buy
tú	comprabas you used to buy	you used to buy
él/ella/usted	compraba he/she/you used to buy	he/she/you used to buy
nosotros	comprábamos we used to buy	we used to buy
vosotros	comprabais you all used to buy	you all used to buy
ellos/ustedes	compraban they/you all used to buy	they/you all used to buy

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	compré I bought	I bought
tú	compraste you bought	you bought
él/ella/usted	compró he/she/you bought	he/she/you bought
nosotros	compramos we bought	we bought
vosotros	comprasteis you all bought	you all bought
ellos/ustedes	compraron they/you all bought	they/you all bought

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	compraré I will buy	I will buy
tú	comprarás you will buy	you will buy
él/ella/usted	comprará he/she/you will buy	he/she/you will buy
nosotros	compraremos we will buy	we will buy
vosotros	compraréis you all will buy	you all will buy
ellos/ustedes	comprarán they/you all will buy	they/you all will buy

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	compraría I would buy	I would buy
tú	comprarías you would buy	you would buy
él/ella/usted	compraría he/she/you would buy	he/she/you would buy
nosotros	compraríamos we would buy	we would buy
vosotros	compraríais you all would buy	you all would buy
ellos/ustedes	comprarían they/you all would buy	they/you all would buy

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	compre that I buy	that I buy
tú	compres that you buy	that you buy
él/ella/usted	compre that he/she/you buy	that he/she/you buy
nosotros	compremos that we buy	that we buy
vosotros	compréis that you all buy	that you all buy
ellos/ustedes	compren that they/you all buy	that they/you all buy

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	comprara or comprase that I bought	that I bought
tú	compraras or comprases that you bought	that you bought
él/ella/usted	comprara or comprase that he/she/you bought	that he/she/you bought
nosotros	compráramos or comprásemos that we bought	that we bought
vosotros	comprarais or compraseis that you all bought	that you all bought
ellos/ustedes	compraran or comprasen that they/you all bought	that they/you all bought

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he comprado I have bought	I have bought
tú	has comprado you have bought	you have bought
él/ella/usted	ha comprado he/she/you have bought	he/she/you have bought
nosotros	hemos comprado we have bought	we have bought
vosotros	habéis comprado you all have bought	you all have bought
ellos/ustedes	han comprado they/you all have bought	they/you all have bought

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había comprado I had bought	I had bought
tú	habías comprado you had bought	you had bought
él/ella/usted	había comprado he/she/you had bought	he/she/you had bought
nosotros	habíamos comprado we had bought	we had bought
vosotros	habíais comprado you all had bought	you all had bought
ellos/ustedes	habían comprado they/you all had bought	they/you all had bought

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube comprado I had bought	I had bought
tú	hubiste comprado you had bought	you had bought
él/ella/usted	hubo comprado he/she/you had bought	he/she/you had bought
nosotros	hubimos comprado we had bought	we had bought
vosotros	hubisteis comprado you all had bought	you all had bought
ellos/ustedes	hubieron comprado they/you all had bought	they/you all had bought

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré comprado I will have bought	I will have bought
tú	habrás comprado you will have bought	you will have bought
él/ella/usted	habrá comprado he/she/you will have bought	he/she/you will have bought
nosotros	habremos comprado we will have bought	we will have bought
vosotros	habréis comprado you all will have bought	you all will have bought
ellos/ustedes	habrán comprado they/you all will have bought	they/you all will have bought

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría comprado I would have bought	I would have bought
tú	habrías comprado you would have bought	you would have bought
él/ella/usted	habría comprado he/she/you would have bought	he/she/you would have bought
nosotros	habríamos comprado we would have bought	we would have bought
vosotros	habríais comprado you all would have bought	you all would have bought
ellos/ustedes	habrían comprado they/you all would have bought	they/you all would have bought

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya comprado that I have bought	that I have bought
tú	hayas comprado that you have bought	that you have bought
él/ella/usted	haya comprado that he/she/you have bought	that he/she/you have bought
nosotros	hayamos comprado that we have bought	that we have bought
vosotros	hayáis comprado that you all have bought	that you all have bought
ellos/ustedes	hayan comprado that they/you all have bought	that they/you all have bought

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera comprado that I had bought	that I had bought
tú	hubieras comprado that you had bought	that you had bought
él/ella/usted	hubiera comprado that he/she/you had bought	that he/she/you had bought
nosotros	hubiéramos comprado that we had bought	that we had bought
vosotros	hubierais comprado that you all had bought	that you all had bought
ellos/ustedes	hubieran comprado that they/you all had bought	that they/you all had bought

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	compra	buy! (you)
usted	compre	buy! (you formal)
nosotros	compremos	let's buy!
vosotros	comprad	buy! (you all)
ustedes	compren	buy! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no compres	don't buy! (you)
usted	no compre	don't buy! (you formal)
nosotros	no compremos	let's not buy!
vosotros	no compréis	don't buy! (you all)
ustedes	no compren	don't buy! (you all)

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