Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | compro | |
| tú | compras | |
| él / ella / usted | compra | |
| nosotros / nosotras | compramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | compráis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | compran |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | compré | |
| tú | compraste | |
| él / ella / usted | compró | |
| nosotros / nosotras | compramos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | comprasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | compraron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | compraba | |
| tú | comprabas | |
| él / ella / usted | compraba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | comprábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | comprabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | compraban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | compraré | |
| tú | comprarás | |
| él / ella / usted | comprará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | compraremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | compraréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | comprarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | compraría | |
| tú | comprarías | |
| él / ella / usted | compraría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | compraríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | compraríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | comprarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | compre | |
| tú | compres | |
| él / ella / usted | compre | |
| nosotros / nosotras | compremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | compréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | compren |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to buy (to obtain in exchange of money or goods)
- to buy out
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations