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Comprare Conjugation

comprare means "to buy" in Italian. Simplest present: io compro, tu compri, lui / lei / Lei compra, noi compriamo, voi comprate, loro comprano. Below: all 3 tenses we teach, with examples.

Simplest present Presente

Drop -are and add -o, -i, -a, -iamo, -ate, -ano. Used for facts, habits, what you are doing now and often for the near future.

iocompro
tucompri
lui / lei / Leicompra
noicompriamo
voicomprate
lorocomprano

Simplest past Passato prossimo

Passato prossimo: present of avere plus the past participle (parlato). Movement and change verbs use essere instead, and then the participle agrees (sono arrivato / arrivata).

ioho comprato
tuhai comprato
lui / lei / Leiha comprato
noiabbiamo comprato
voiavete comprato
lorohanno comprato

Simplest future Futuro semplice

For plans, Italians mostly use the present plus a time word: domani parto (tomorrow I leave). The futuro semplice drops the final -e of the infinitive (-are becomes -er-) and adds -ò, -ai, -à, -emo, -ete, -anno.

iocomprerò
tucomprerai
lui / lei / Leicomprerà
noicompreremo
voicomprerete
lorocompreranno

Examples

Dove posso comprare i biglietti?Where can I buy tickets?
Ho comprato un regalo per mia madre.I bought a present for my mother.

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