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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After a conjugated form of querer, use the infinitive comprar for the wanted action.
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Choose the present form for I: Yo ___ fruta. (compro / compran)
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compro
Compro is the present form for yo.
Choose the present form for we: Nosotros ___ pan. (compramos / compras)
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compramos
Compramos is the present form for nosotros.
Choose the infinitive after quiero: Quiero ___ un billete. (comprar / compra)
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comprar
Quiero is followed here by the infinitive comprar.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Spanish sentences where available. We keep your score.
Choose the present form for I: Yo ___ fruta. (compro / compran)
Choose the present form for we: Nosotros ___ pan. (compramos / compras)
Choose the infinitive after quiero: Quiero ___ un billete. (comprar / compra)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Say what you buy at a market and what you want to buy next.