Comprar means obtaining something by paying for it, as when shopping.

The idea

Its regular present forms include compro, compras, compra and compramos.

Examples

  • Compro fruta en el mercado.I buy fruit at the market.
  • ¿Compras el billete aquí?Are you buying the ticket here?
  • Mi padre compra pan cada mañana.My father buys bread every morning.
  • Compramos verduras para la cena.We buy vegetables for dinner.
  • Ellas compran libros usados.They buy used books.
  • Quiero comprar una chaqueta azul.I want to buy a blue jacket.

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Watch out

After a conjugated form of querer, use the infinitive comprar for the wanted action.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the present form for I: Yo ___ fruta. (compro / compran)

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    compro

    Compro is the present form for yo.

  2. Choose the present form for we: Nosotros ___ pan. (compramos / compras)

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    compramos

    Compramos is the present form for nosotros.

  3. Choose the infinitive after quiero: Quiero ___ un billete. (comprar / compra)

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    comprar

    Quiero is followed here by the infinitive comprar.

Use it today

Say what you buy at a market and what you want to buy next.