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comprar — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to buy

The imperfect conjugation of comprar (regular -ar verb, ranked #99). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo compraba
comprabas
él/ella/Ud. compraba
nosotros comprábamos
vosotros comprabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. compraban

Example sentence

Antes yo compraba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to buy often.

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