comprar Conditional Conjugation
comprar — to buy
The conditional of comprar is regular: compraría, comprarías, compraría, compraríamos, compraríais, comprarían.
comprar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to express what you would buy if you had more money, or to make a polite suggestion about what someone should buy.
Notes on comprar in the Conditional
Comprar is regular in the conditional. Every form has an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
Yo compraría esa casa si tuviera el dinero.
I would buy that house if I had the money.
yo
¿Comprarías este vestido para la fiesta?
Would you buy this dress for the party?
tú
Ellos comprarían un televisor nuevo, pero no tienen espacio.
They would buy a new TV, but they don't have space.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: compraria
Correct: compraría
Why: The accent on the 'í' is mandatory in all conditional forms to ensure correct pronunciation.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: compro
Comprar is a regular -ar verb in the present: compro, compras, compra, compramos, compráis, compran.
Preterite
yo: compré
The preterite of comprar is regular: compré, compraste, compró, compramos, comprasteis, compraron.
Imperfect
yo: compraba
The imperfect of comprar uses the regular -aba endings: compraba, comprabas, compraba, comprábamos, comprabais, compraban.
Future
yo: compraré
The future of comprar is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: compraré, comprarás, comprará, compraremos, compraréis, comprarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: compre
The present subjunctive of comprar uses -e endings: compre, compres, compre, compremos, compréis, compren.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: comprara
The imperfect subjunctive of comprar is built from the preterite stem: comprara, compraras, comprara, compráramos, comprarais, compraran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: compra
The imperative of comprar gives commands: compra (tú), compre (usted), compremos, comprad (vosotros), compren.
Negative Imperative
yo: no compres
The negative imperative of comprar uses the present subjunctive: no compres, no compre, no compremos, no compréis, no compren.