| Persona | imperfect | conditional | future | subjunctive | present | preterite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | compraba | compraría | compraré | compre | compro | compré |
| tú | comprabas | comprarías | comprarás | compres | compras | compraste |
| él / ella | compraba | compraría | comprará | compre | compra | compró |
| nosotros | comprábamos | compraríamos | compraremos | compremos |
In Spain: vosotros form— imperfect: comprabais, conditional: compraríais, future: compraréis, subjunctive: compréis, present: compráis, preterite: comprasteis
The 'vosotros' form is used in Spain for informal plural address (you all). In Latin America, 'ustedes' is used for both formal and informal contexts.
Every Saturday I buy fruits and vegetables at the market.
Yesterday I bought a gift for my sister's birthday.
When we were kids, we always used to buy ice cream in the summer.
If I had more money, I would buy a house on the beach.
Next month we will buy the plane tickets for our trip.
to go shopping
to buy in bulk / to buy wholesale
to buy on credit
to be swindled, to buy a pig in a poke (literally, to buy a cat for a hare)
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| compramos |
| compramos |
| ustedes | compraban | comprarían | comprarán | compren | compran | compraron |
My mom wants me to buy the bread for dinner.