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comprare
to buy
Regular · 15 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms, with participles and other supplied forms below.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I buy |
| tu | you buy |
| lui/lei | he/she buys; you (formal) buy |
| noi | we buy |
| voi | you (plural) buy |
| loro | they buy |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I bought; I have bought |
| tu | you bought; you have bought |
| lui/lei | he/she bought; he/she has bought; you (formal) bought; you (formal) have bought |
| noi | we bought; we have bought |
| voi | you (plural) bought; you (plural) have bought |
| loro | they bought; they have bought |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I used to buy |
| tu | you used to buy |
| lui/lei | he/she used to buy; you (formal) used to buy |
| noi | we used to buy |
| voi | you (plural) used to buy |
| loro | they used to buy |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I had bought |
| tu | you had bought |
| lui/lei | he/she had bought; you (formal) had bought |
| noi | we had bought |
| voi | you (plural) had bought |
| loro | they had bought |
Remote past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I bought |
| tu | you bought |
| lui/lei | he/she bought; you (formal) bought |
| noi | we bought |
| voi | you (plural) bought |
| loro | they bought |
Past anterior
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I had bought (before the next past event) |
| tu | you had bought (before the next past event) |
| lui/lei | he/she had bought (before the next past event); you (formal) had bought (before the next past event) |
| noi | we had bought (before the next past event) |
| voi | you (plural) had bought (before the next past event) |
| loro | they had bought (before the next past event) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I will buy |
| tu | you will buy |
| lui/lei | he/she will buy; you (formal) will buy |
| noi | we will buy |
| voi | you (plural) will buy |
| loro | they will buy |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I will have bought |
| tu | you will have bought |
| lui/lei | he/she will have bought; you (formal) will have bought |
| noi | we will have bought |
| voi | you (plural) will have bought |
| loro | they will have bought |
Conditional
Present conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I would buy |
| tu | you would buy |
| lui/lei | he/she would buy; you (formal) would buy |
| noi | we would buy |
| voi | you (plural) would buy |
| loro | they would buy |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | I would have bought |
| tu | you would have bought |
| lui/lei | he/she would have bought; you (formal) would have bought |
| noi | we would have bought |
| voi | you (plural) would have bought |
| loro | they would have bought |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I buy |
| tu | (that) you buy |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she buys; (that) you (formal) buy |
| noi | (that) we buy |
| voi | (that) you (plural) buy |
| loro | (that) they buy |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I have bought |
| tu | (that) you have bought |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she has bought; (that) you (formal) have bought |
| noi | (that) we have bought |
| voi | (that) you (plural) have bought |
| loro | (that) they have bought |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I bought |
| tu | (that) you bought |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she bought; (that) you (formal) bought |
| noi | (that) we bought |
| voi | (that) you (plural) bought |
| loro | (that) they bought |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| io | (that) I had bought |
| tu | (that) you had bought |
| lui/lei | (that) he/she had bought; (that) you (formal) had bought |
| noi | (that) we had bought |
| voi | (that) you (plural) had bought |
| loro | (that) they had bought |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | buy! |
| lui/lei | buy! (formal) |
| noi | let's buy! |
| voi | buy! (plural) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Past gerund
Forms from the Loquus reference. Only supplied forms are shown. Browse all Italian entries.