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ITALIAN VERB

comprare

to buy

  • #47 most used
  • Regular -are verb
  • Past participle: comprato
  • Gerund: comprando

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. io I buy
  2. tu you buy
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she buys
  4. noi we buy
  5. voi you all buy
  6. loro they buy

Past

Passato prossimo · finished actions: “ho parlato”

  1. io I bought
  2. tu you bought
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she bought
  4. noi we bought
  5. voi you all bought
  6. loro they bought

Imperfect

Imperfetto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. io I used to buy
  2. tu you used to buy
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she used to buy
  4. noi we used to buy
  5. voi you all used to buy
  6. loro they used to buy

Future

Futuro semplice · plans and guesses

  1. io I will buy
  2. tu you will buy
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she will buy
  4. noi we will buy
  5. voi you all will buy
  6. loro they will buy

Conditional

Condizionale · “would”, polite requests

  1. io I would buy
  2. tu you would buy
  3. lui, lei, Lei he/she would buy
  4. noi we would buy
  5. voi you all would buy
  6. loro they would buy

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente · wishes, doubts, “che …”

  1. io (that) I buy
  2. tu (that) you buy
  3. lui, lei, Lei (that) he/she buy
  4. noi (that) we buy
  5. voi (that) you all buy
  6. loro (that) they buy

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders: tu, Lei, noi, voi

  1. tu buy!
  2. Lei buy! (formal)
  3. noi buy! (let’s)
  4. voi buy! (all of you)

How to use comprare

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Compro il pane e torno subito.

    I'll buy the bread and come right back.

  2. Past

    Abbiamo comprato una casa in campagna.

    We bought a house in the countryside.

  3. Imperfect

    Da studente compravo solo libri usati.

    As a student I only bought second-hand books.

  4. Future

    Comprerò i biglietti online stasera.

    I'll buy the tickets online tonight.

  5. Conditional

    Comprerei quella giacca, ma costa troppo.

    I'd buy that jacket, but it costs too much.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Vuoi che compri qualcosa per cena?

    Do you want me to buy something for dinner?

  7. Imperative

    Compra anche il latte, è finito.

    Buy milk too, we've run out.

Where you hear comprare

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Italian · Fluency Level 3

  • Compro il pane da Gino. I buy the bread at Gino's.
  • Nonna ha comprato il biglietto. Nonna has bought the ticket.
  • Compreremo una culla per Vincenzo. We'll buy a cot for Vincenzo.
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Nonna's Suitcase

Fluency Level 3 · E le scarpe nuove? Le ho comprate ieri.

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