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Comprar (to buy) - Pretérito anterior, indicativo (Anterior preterite, indicative) - Spanish

 Comprar (to buy) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Comprar - Conjugation of to buy in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the anterior preterite, indicative tense (Pretérito anterior, indicativo).

Pretérito anterior, indicativo (Anterior preterite, indicative)

All conjugations and tenses: Comprar (to buy) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Precios y dinero (Prices and money)

Conjugation of to buy in Pretérito anterior

  • yo hube comprado I had bought
  • tú hubiste comprado You had bought
  • él/ella hubo comprado he had bought
  • nosotros/nosotras hubimos comprado We had bought
  • vosotros/vosotras hubisteis comprado you had bought
  • ellos/ellas hubieron comprado they had bought

Example phrases

  • Después de que hube comprado el coche, salí a dar un paseo. After I had bought the car, I went for a walk.
  • Te llamé después de que hubiste comprado los boletos. I called you after you had bought the tickets.
  • Se fue a casa después de que hubo comprado la comida. He went home after he had bought the food.
  • Nos sentamos a descansar después de que hubimos comprado todas las provisiones. We sat down to rest after we had bought all the provisions.
  • Fuisteis a la playa después de que hubisteis comprado las sombrillas. You went to the beach after you had bought the umbrellas.
  • Celebraron después de que hubieron comprado la casa. They celebrated after they had bought the house.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - comprar (to buy)

Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.

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Comprar (Pretérito anterior, indicativo)

1. Después de que ... el coche, salí a dar un paseo.

Después de que hube comprado el coche, salí a dar un paseo.
(After I had bought the car, I went for a walk.)

2. Te llamé después de que ... los boletos.

Te llamé después de que hubiste comprado los boletos.
(I called you after you had bought the tickets.)

3. Celebraron después de que ... la casa.

Celebraron después de que hubieron comprado la casa.
(They celebrated after they had bought the house.)

4. Nos sentamos a descansar después de que ... todas las provisiones.

Nos sentamos a descansar después de que hubimos comprado todas las provisiones.
(We sat down to rest after we had bought all the provisions.)

5. Fuisteis a la playa después de que ... las sombrillas.

Fuisteis a la playa después de que hubisteis comprado las sombrillas.
(You went to the beach after you had bought the umbrellas.)

6. Se fue a casa después de que ... la comida.

Se fue a casa después de que hubo comprado la comida.
(He went home after he had bought the food.)