comprar (buy) — Spanish Verbs Conjugation Tables
Learn to conjugate comprar (buy) across all tenses in Spanish. Each tense includes real example sentences in Spanish and English, used in Rhythmica's music-based learning system.
comprar — Present Simple in Spanish
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | compro | Compro pan fresco cada mañana. | I buy fresh bread every morning. |
| tú | compras | Compras tu ropa en esa tienda. | You buy your clothes at that store. |
| él/ella | compra | Compra verduras en el mercado. | She buys vegetables at the market. |
| nosotros | compramos | Compramos nuestros víveres los fines de semana. | We buy our groceries on weekends. |
| ustedes | compran | Ustedes compran boletos en línea para el concierto. | You all buy tickets online for the concert. |
comprar — Past Simple in Spanish
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | compré | Compré un libro nuevo ayer. | I bought a new book yesterday. |
| tú | compraste | Compraste un regalo para tu amigo. | You bought a gift for your friend. |
| él/ella | compró | Compró un coche el mes pasado. | He bought a car last month. |
| nosotros | compramos | Compramos la casa el año pasado. | We bought the house last year. |
| ustedes | compraron | Ustedes compraron los boletos antes del partido. | You all bought the tickets before the game. |
comprar — Past Imperfect in Spanish
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | compraba | Compraba café todas las mañanas. | I used to buy coffee every morning. |
| tú | comprabas | Comprabas revistas cada semana. | You used to buy magazines every week. |
| él/ella | compraba | Compraba flores los domingos. | She used to buy flowers on Sundays. |
| nosotros | comprábamos | Comprábamos fruta fresca en el mercado. | We used to buy fresh fruit at the market. |
| ustedes | compraban | Ellos compraban recuerdos al viajar. | They used to buy souvenirs when traveling. |
comprar — Future in Spanish
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | compraré | Compraré un teléfono nuevo el próximo mes. | I will buy a new phone next month. |
| tú | comprarás | Comprarás víveres mañana. | You will buy groceries tomorrow. |
| él/ella | comprará | Comprará un regalo para su mamá. | He will buy a gift for his mom. |
| nosotros | compraremos | Compraremos boletos para el concierto. | We will buy tickets for the concert. |
| ustedes | comprarán | Ustedes comprarán un pastel para la fiesta. | You all will buy a cake for the party. |
comprar — Conditional in Spanish
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | compraría | Compraría una casa si tuviera suficiente dinero. | I would buy a house if I had enough money. |
| tú | comprarías | Comprarías un coche nuevo si pudieras. | You would buy a new car if you could. |
| él/ella | compraría | Compraría un perro si tuviera tiempo. | She would buy a dog if she had time. |
| nosotros | compraríamos | Compraríamos los boletos si fueran más baratos. | We would buy the tickets if they were cheaper. |
| ustedes | comprarían | Ellos comprarían más libros si tuvieran espacio. | They would buy more books if they had space. |
comprar — Present Subjunctive in Spanish
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | compre | Mi madre quiere que compre leche. | My mom wants me to buy milk. |
| tú | compres | Espero que compres algo bonito. | I hope you buy something nice. |
| él/ella | compre | Es importante que él compre los billetes hoy. | It's important that he buy the tickets today. |
| nosotros | compremos | Sugieren que lo compremos juntos. | They suggest we buy it together. |
| ustedes | compren | Necesitamos que compren las bebidas. | We need them to buy the drinks. |