comprar Negative Imperative Conjugation
comprar — to buy
The negative imperative of comprar uses the present subjunctive: no compres, no compre, no compremos, no compréis, no compren.
comprar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to buy something, perhaps because it's too expensive or not needed.
Notes on comprar in the Negative Imperative
Comprar is regular; it follows the rule of using subjunctive forms for all negative commands.
Example Sentences
No compres ese coche, tiene muchos problemas.
Don't buy that car; it has many problems.
tú
Por favor, no compre nada todavía.
Please, don't buy anything yet.
usted
No compren comida, ya tenemos mucha en casa.
Don't buy food; we already have a lot at home.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no compra
Correct: no compres
Why: Negative commands for 'tú' must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative form used for affirmative commands.
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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.
Conditional
yo: compraría
The conditional of comprar is regular: compraría, comprarías, compraría, compraríamos, compraríais, comprarían.
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.