comprar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
comprar — to buy
The present subjunctive of comprar uses -e endings: compre, compres, compre, compremos, compréis, compren.
comprar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when expressing wishes, doubts, or requests about buying something—for example, 'I want you to buy this' or 'I hope they buy the gift'.
Notes on comprar in the Present Subjunctive
Comprar is regular in the present subjunctive, switching the characteristic -a of -ar verbs to an -e.
Example Sentences
Mis padres quieren que yo compre un coche seguro.
My parents want me to buy a safe car.
yo
Espero que tú compres las entradas pronto.
I hope that you buy the tickets soon.
tú
No creo que ellos compren la casa.
I don't think they will buy the house.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: que yo compra
Correct: que yo compre
Why: Learners often use the indicative 'compra' instead of the subjunctive 'compre' after verbs of influence like 'querer'.
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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.
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.