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comprar
to buy
Regular · 24 form tables
Brazilian Portuguese, with você, a gente and vocês. The tables also include personal infinitives; supplied tu commands appear under other forms.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I buy |
| você, ele, ela | you buy; he/she buys |
| nós | we buy |
| a gente | we buy |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) buy; they buy |
Present continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am buying |
| você, ele, ela | you are buying; he/she is buying |
| nós | we are buying |
| a gente | we are buying |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are buying; they are buying |
Past continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was buying |
| você, ele, ela | you were buying; he/she was buying |
| nós | we were buying |
| a gente | we were buying |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were buying; they were buying |
Completed past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I bought |
| você, ele, ela | you bought; he/she bought |
| nós | we bought |
| a gente | we bought |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) bought; they bought |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I used to buy |
| você, ele, ela | you used to buy; he/she used to buy |
| nós | we used to buy |
| a gente | we used to buy |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) used to buy; they used to buy |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I have been buying |
| você, ele, ela | you have been buying; he/she has been buying |
| nós | we have been buying |
| a gente | we have been buying |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) have been buying; they have been buying |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had bought |
| você, ele, ela | you had bought; he/she had bought |
| nós | we had bought |
| a gente | we had bought |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had bought; they had bought |
Literary past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had bought |
| você, ele, ela | you had bought; he/she had bought |
| nós | we had bought |
| a gente | we had bought |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had bought; they had bought |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will buy |
| você, ele, ela | you will buy; he/she will buy |
| nós | we will buy |
| a gente | we will buy |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will buy; they will buy |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will have bought |
| você, ele, ela | you will have bought; he/she will have bought |
| nós | we will have bought |
| a gente | we will have bought |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will have bought; they will have bought |
Going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am going to buy |
| você, ele, ela | you are going to buy; he/she is going to buy |
| nós | we are going to buy |
| a gente | we are going to buy |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are going to buy; they are going to buy |
Was going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was going to buy |
| você, ele, ela | you were going to buy; he/she was going to buy |
| nós | we were going to buy |
| a gente | we were going to buy |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were going to buy; they were going to buy |
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would buy |
| você, ele, ela | you would buy; he/she would buy |
| nós | we would buy |
| a gente | we would buy |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would buy; they would buy |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would have bought |
| você, ele, ela | you would have bought; he/she would have bought |
| nós | we would have bought |
| a gente | we would have bought |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would have bought; they would have bought |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I buy |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you buy; (that) he/she buys |
| nós | (that) we buy |
| a gente | (that) we buy |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) buy; (that) they buy |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (if) I bought |
| você, ele, ela | (if) you bought; (if) he/she bought |
| nós | (if) we bought |
| a gente | (if) we bought |
| vocês, eles, elas | (if) you (plural) bought; (if) they bought |
Perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I have bought |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you have bought; (that) he/she has bought |
| nós | (that) we have bought |
| a gente | (that) we have bought |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) have bought; (that) they have bought |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I had bought |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you had bought; (that) he/she had bought |
| nós | (that) we had bought |
| a gente | (that) we had bought |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) had bought; (that) they had bought |
Future subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I buy |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you buy; (when/if) he/she buys |
| nós | (when/if) we buy |
| a gente | (when/if) we buy |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) buy; (when/if) they buy |
Future perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I have bought |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you have bought; (when/if) he/she has bought |
| nós | (when/if) we have bought |
| a gente | (when/if) we have bought |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) have bought; (when/if) they have bought |
Commands
Affirmative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | buy! |
| nós | let's buy! |
| vocês, eles, elas | buy! (plural) |
Negative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | do not buy! |
| nós | let's not buy! |
| vocês, eles, elas | do not buy! (plural) |
Infinitive
Personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to buy |
| você, ele, ela | for you to buy; for him/her to buy |
| nós | for us to buy |
| a gente | for us to buy |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to buy; for them to buy |
Compound personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to have bought |
| você, ele, ela | for you to have bought; for him/her to have bought |
| nós | for us to have bought |
| a gente | for us to have bought |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to have bought; for them to have bought |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
- Past gerund
- Affirmative command: tu
- Negative command: tu
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