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Comprar (to buy) - Pretérito pluscuamperfecto, indicativo (Pluperfect, indicative) - Spanish

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

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

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto, indicativo (Pluperfect, 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 pluscuamperfecto

  • yo había comprado I had bought
  • tú habías comprado You had bought
  • él/ella había comprado he had bought
  • nosotros/nosotras habíamos comprado we had bought
  • vosotros/vosotras habíais comprado you had bought
  • ellos/ellas habían comprado They had bought

Example phrases

  • Yo había comprado el auto antes de mudarme. I had bought the car before moving.
  • Tú habías comprado la casa antes de casarte. You had bought the house before getting married.
  • Él había comprado un regalo para su madre. He had bought a gift for his mother.
  • Nosotros habíamos comprado los boletos con anticipación. We had bought the tickets in advance.
  • Vosotros habíais comprado todos los ingredientes. You all had bought all the ingredients.
  • Ellos habían comprado los libros antes de empezar el curso. They had bought the books before starting the course.

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 pluscuamperfecto, indicativo)

1. Tú ... la casa antes de casarte.

Tú habías comprado la casa antes de casarte.
(You had bought the house before getting married.)

2. Nosotros ... los boletos con anticipación.

Nosotros habíamos comprado los boletos con anticipación.
(We had bought the tickets in advance.)

3. Yo ... el auto antes de mudarme.

Yo había comprado el auto antes de mudarme.
(I had bought the car before moving.)

4. Él ... un regalo para su madre.

Él había comprado un regalo para su madre.
(He had bought a gift for his mother.)

5. Ellos ... los libros antes de empezar el curso.

Ellos habían comprado los libros antes de empezar el curso.
(They had bought the books before starting the course.)

6. Vosotros ... todos los ingredientes.

Vosotros habíais comprado todos los ingredientes.
(You all had bought all the ingredients.)