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comprar

to buy

verb Word 399 of the core 1,000 · Stage 2, Everyday

How to conjugate comprar

The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.

Present

yo compro I buy / I am buying
tú compras you buy / you are buying
él/ella compra he/she buys / he/she is buying / you buy (formal) / you are buying (formal)
nosotros compramos we buy / we are buying
ellos/ellas compran they buy / they are buying / you all buy / you all are buying

Preterite

yo compré I bought
tú compraste you bought
él/ella compró he/she bought / you bought (formal)
nosotros compramos we bought
ellos/ellas compraron they bought / you all bought

Imperfect

yo compraba I was buying / I used to buy
tú comprabas you were buying / you used to buy
él/ella compraba he/she was buying / he/she used to buy / you were buying (formal) / you used to buy (formal)
nosotros comprábamos we were buying / we used to buy
ellos/ellas compraban they were buying / they used to buy / you all were buying / you all used to buy

Future

yo compraré I will buy
tú comprarás you will buy
él/ella comprará he/she will buy / you will buy (formal)
nosotros compraremos we will buy
ellos/ellas comprarán they will buy / you all will buy

In a sentence

Hoy compré un teléfono nuevo.

Today I bought a new phone.

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