How to conjugate Comprar in Spanish
To buy Regular AR Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Comprar
- Comprar in the Indicative Present
- Comprar in the Indicative Preterite
- Comprar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Comprar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Comprar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Comprar in the Indicative Future
- Comprar in the Indicative Conditional
- Comprar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Comprar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Comprar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Comprar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Comprar
- Imperative tenses of Comprar
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Comprar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Comprar is the Spanish verb for "to buy". It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | comprar | to buy |
| Past participle | comprado | bought |
| Gerund | comprando | buying |
Indicative Tenses of Comprar
Comprar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of comprar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "compro", meaning "I buy".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | compro | I buy |
| Tú | compras | you buy |
| Ella / Él / Usted | compra | s/he buys, you (formal) buy |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | compramos | we buy |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | compráis | you (plural) buy |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | compran | they buy, you (plural formal) buy |
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Comprar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of comprar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "compré", meaning "I bought".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | compré | I bought |
| Tú | compraste | you bought |
| Ella / Él / Usted | compró | s/he bought, you (formal) bought |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | compramos | we bought |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | comprasteis | you (plural) bought |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | compraron | they bought, you (plural formal) bought |
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Comprar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of comprar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "compraba", meaning "I used to buy".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | compraba | I used to buy |
| Tú | comprabas | you used to buy |
| Ella / Él / Usted | compraba | s/he used to buy, you (formal) used to buy |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | comprábamos | we used to buy |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | comprabais | you (plural) used to buy |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | compraban | they used to buy, you (plural formal) used to buy |
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Comprar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of comprar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy comprando", meaning "I am buying".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy comprando | I am buying |
| Tú | estás comprando | you are buying |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está comprando | s/he is buying, you (formal) are buying |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos comprando | we are buying |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis comprando | you (plural) are buying |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están comprando | they are buying, you (plural formal) are buying |
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Comprar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of comprar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a comprar", meaning "I am going to buy".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a comprar | I am going to buy |
| Tú | vas a comprar | you are going to buy |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a comprar | s/he is going to buy, you (formal) are going to buy |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a comprar | we are going to buy |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a comprar | you (plural) are going to buy |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a comprar | they are going to buy, you (plural formal) are going to buy |
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Comprar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of comprar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "compraré", meaning "I will buy".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | compraré | I will buy |
| Tú | comprarás | you will buy |
| Ella / Él / Usted | comprará | s/he will buy, you (formal) will buy |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | compraremos | we will buy |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | compraréis | you (plural) will buy |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | comprarán | they will buy, you (plural formal) will buy |
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Comprar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of comprar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "compraría", meaning "I would buy".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | compraría | I would buy |
| Tú | comprarías | you would buy |
| Ella / Él / Usted | compraría | s/he would buy, you (formal) would buy |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | compraríamos | we would buy |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | compraríais | you (plural) would buy |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | comprarían | they would buy, you (plural formal) would buy |
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Comprar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of comprar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he comprado", meaning "I have bought".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he comprado | I have bought |
| Tú | has comprado | you have bought |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha comprado | s/he has bought, you (formal) have bought |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos comprado | we have bought |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis comprado | you (plural) have bought |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han comprado | they have bought, you (plural formal) have bought |
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Comprar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of comprar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había comprado", meaning "I had bought".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había comprado | I had bought |
| Tú | habías comprado | you had bought |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había comprado | s/he had bought, you (formal) had bought |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos comprado | we had bought |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais comprado | you (plural) had bought |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían comprado | they had bought, you (plural formal) had bought |
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Comprar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of comprar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré comprado", meaning "I will have bought".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré comprado | I will have bought |
| Tú | habrás comprado | you will have bought |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá comprado | s/he will have bought, you (formal) will have bought |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos comprado | we will have bought |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis comprado | you (plural) will have bought |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán comprado | they will have bought, you (plural formal) will have bought |
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Comprar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of comprar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría comprado", meaning "I would have bought".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría comprado | I would have bought |
| Tú | habrías comprado | you would have bought |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría comprado | s/he would have bought, you (formal) would have bought |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos comprado | we would have bought |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais comprado | you (plural) would have bought |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían comprado | they would have bought, you (plural formal) would have bought |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Comprar
Comprar in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "compre", meaning "I buy".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | compre | I buy |
| Tú | compres | you buy |
| Ella / Él / Usted | compre | s/he buys, you (formal) buy |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | compremos | we buy |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | compréis | you (plural) buy |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | compren | they buy, you (plural formal) buy |
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Comprar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "comprara", meaning "I bought".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | comprara | I bought |
| Tú | compraras | you bought |
| Ella / Él / Usted | comprara | s/he bought, you (formal) bought |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | compráramos | we bought |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | comprarais | you (plural) bought |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | compraran | they bought, you (plural formal) bought |
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Comprar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "comprare", meaning "I will buy".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | comprare | I will buy |
| Tú | comprares | you will buy |
| Ella / Él / Usted | comprare | s/he will buy, you (formal) will buy |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | compráremos | we will buy |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | comprareis | you (plural) will buy |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | compraren | they will buy, you (plural formal) will buy |
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Comprar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya comprado", meaning "I have bought".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya comprado | I have bought |
| Tú | hayas comprado | you have bought |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya comprado | s/he has bought, you (formal) have bought |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos comprado | we have bought |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis comprado | you (plural) have bought |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan comprado | they have bought, you (plural formal) have bought |
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Comprar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera comprado", meaning "I had bought".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera comprado | I had bought |
| Tú | hubieras comprado | you had bought |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera comprado | s/he had bought, you (formal) had bought |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos comprado | we had bought |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais comprado | you (plural) had bought |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran comprado | they had bought, you (plural formal) had bought |
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Comprar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere comprado", meaning "I will have bought".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere comprado | I will have bought |
| Tú | hubieres comprado | you will have bought |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere comprado | s/he will have bought, you (formal) will have bought |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos comprado | we will have bought |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis comprado | you (plural) will have bought |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren comprado | they will have bought, you (plural formal) will have bought |
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Imperative Tenses of Comprar
Comprar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "compre", meaning "(to you formal) buy!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | compra | (to you) buy! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | compre | (to you formal) buy! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | compremos | let's buy! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | comprad | (to you plural) buy! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | compren | (to you plural formal) buy! |
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Comprar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no compre", meaning "(to you formal) don't buy!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no compres | (to you) don't buy! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no compre | (to you formal) don't buy! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no compremos | let's not buy! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no compréis | (to you plural) don't buy! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no compren | (to you plural formal) don't buy! |
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