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yo compraba

was buying, used to buy

→ comprar
compr buy + aba imperfect tense: I/he/she
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #38,350
was buying, used to buy Imperfect past tense.
SP: Cuando era niño, compraba dulces después de la escuela.
EN: When I was a kid, I used to buy candy after school.
Conjugation of comprar
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First compraba —
Third compraba —
compraracompraras
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First compraba —
Third compraba —

Tom supo dónde compraba Mary sus comestibles.

Tom knew where Mary bought her groceries.

Compraba su alimento con mi salario.

I bought his food with my salary.

— Parásitos (2019)

Yo que vosotros lo compraba.

If I were you, I’d buy it.

Tom le preguntó a Mary por qué compraba tanta comida.

Tom asked Mary why she was buying so much food.

Mi mamá me compraba juguetes cuando tenía ocho años.

My mom used to buy me toys when I was eight years old.

Y me compraba un par de zapatos muy grandes y además, feos.

And I would buy myself a pair of very big and ugly shoes.

— Astérix y Obélix: Misión Cleopatra (2002)