Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- eu I buy
- você, ele, ela, a gente you buy
- nós we buy
- vocês, eles, elas you all buy
BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB
comprar
to buy
- #57 most used
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: comprando
- Past participle: comprado
Conjugation
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Past
Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions
- eu I bought
- você, ele, ela, a gente you bought
- nós we bought
- vocês, eles, elas you all bought
Future
Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”
- eu I am going to buy
- você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to buy
- nós we are going to buy
- vocês, eles, elas you all are going to buy
Imperfect
Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”
- eu I used to buy
- você, ele, ela, a gente you used to buy
- nós we used to buy
- vocês, eles, elas you all used to buy
Conditional
Futuro do Pretérito · “would”
- eu I would buy
- você, ele, ela, a gente you would buy
- nós we would buy
- vocês, eles, elas you all would buy
Present subjunctive
Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- eu (that) I buy
- você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you buy
- nós (that) we buy
- vocês, eles, elas (that) you all buy
Past subjunctive
Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”
- eu (if) I bought
- você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you bought
- nós (if) we bought
- vocês, eles, elas (if) you all bought
Future subjunctive
Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future
- eu (when) I buy
- você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you buy
- nós (when) we buy
- vocês, eles, elas (when) you all buy
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders
- você buy!
- vocês buy! (all of you)
How to use comprar
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Eu compro frutas na feira de sábado.
I buy fruit at the Saturday street market.
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Past
Ela comprou um vestido novo para a festa.
She bought a new dress for the party.
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Future
A gente vai comprar um sofá novo esse mês.
We're going to buy a new couch this month.
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Imperfect
Minha mãe comprava pão quentinho toda manhã.
My mother bought warm bread every morning.
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Conditional
Eu compraria esse carro se fosse mais barato.
I'd buy this car if it were cheaper.
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Present subjunctive
Quer que eu compre alguma coisa para o jantar?
Do you want me to buy something for dinner?
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Past subjunctive
Se você comprasse pela internet, pagaria menos.
If you bought it online, you'd pay less.
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Future subjunctive
Se comprar dois, o terceiro sai de graça.
If you buy two, the third is free.
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Imperative
Compre os ingressos hoje, amanhã acaba.
Buy the tickets today, tomorrow they'll be gone.
Where you hear comprar
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 1
- Eu compro fruta na feira. I buy fruit at the market.
- Eu comprei um presente. I bought a present.
- Eu vou comprar uma passagem. I'm going to buy a ticket.
Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2
- Eu compro pão todo dia. I buy bread every day.
- Eu comprei um vestido. I bought a dress.
- Eu vou comprar ovos e manteiga. I'm going to buy eggs and butter.
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I Went, I Saw, I Ate
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Beginner Level 1 · eu comprei
At the Supermarket
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Beginner Level 2 · comprar · eu preciso comprar
What Did You Do at the Weekend?
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Beginner Level 2 · eu comprei · você comprou
The Morning After
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Beginner Level 3 · eles compraram
It Was So Good to Have You Here
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Beginner Level 3 · nós compramos
If You Were Me
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Intermediate Level 1 · eu comprava
We Want to Have a Stage Built
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Intermediate Level 2 · compra
We Ended Up Finding a Band
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Intermediate Level 2 · comprando
What's Still Left to Do
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Intermediate Level 2 · comprados · compradas
Even If I Get Everything Wrong
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Intermediate Level 3 · comprado
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.