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comparar

to compare

Complete conjugation tables and interactive practice exercises. This is a regular -ar verb.

The Spanish verb comparar means to compare.

Present tense:

yocomparo
comparas
él/ella/ustedcompara
nosotroscomparamos
vosotroscomparáis
ellos/ellas/ustedescomparan

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subjunctive

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedescompararan
yocomparara
compararas
vosotroscompararais
nosotroscomparáramos
él/ella/ustedcomparara

The imperfect subjunctive of comparar stems from the preterite 'ellos' form: comparara, compararas, comparara.

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present

ellos/ellas/ustedescomparen
yocompare
compares
vosotroscomparéis
nosotroscomparemos
él/ella/ustedcompare

The present subjunctive of comparar swaps the 'a' for 'e': compare, compares, compare, comparemos, comparéis, comparen.

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imperative

negative

no compares
vosotrosno comparéis
ustedesno comparen
nosotrosno comparemos
ustedno compare

The negative imperative of comparar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms.

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affirmative

compara
vosotroscomparad
ustedescomparen
nosotroscomparemos
ustedcompare

The imperative of comparar provides direct commands: compara (tú), comparad (vosotros), compare (usted).

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indicative

conditional

ellos/ellas/ustedescompararían
yocompararía
compararías
vosotroscompararíais
nosotroscompararíamos
él/ella/ustedcompararía

The conditional of comparar uses the infinitive plus -ía endings: compararía, compararías, compararía.

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preterite

ellos/ellas/ustedescompararon
yocomparé
comparaste
vosotroscomparasteis
nosotroscomparamos
él/ella/ustedcomparó

The preterite of comparar is regular: comparé, comparaste, comparó, comparamos, comparasteis, compararon.

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imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedescomparaban
yocomparaba
comparabas
vosotroscomparabais
nosotroscomparábamos
él/ella/ustedcomparaba

The imperfect of comparar follows the standard -aba pattern: comparaba, comparabas, comparaba, comparábamos.

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present

ellos/ellas/ustedescomparan
yocomparo
comparas
vosotroscomparáis
nosotroscomparamos
él/ella/ustedcompara

The present tense of comparar is regular: comparo, comparas, compara, comparamos, comparáis, comparan.

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future

ellos/ellas/ustedescompararán
yocompararé
compararás
vosotroscompararéis
nosotroscompararemos
él/ella/ustedcomparará

The future of comparar is formed by adding -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.

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