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yo compraba

used to buy, was buying

→ comprar
compr to buy, to purchase + aba Imperfect past (yo/él/ella)
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #47,811
used to buy, was buying
SP: Mi madre compraba fruta en ese mercado.
EN: My mother used to buy fruit at that market.
Conjugation of comprar
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First compraba —
Third compraba —
compraracompraras
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First compraba —
Third compraba —

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 & Obélix : Mission Cléopâtre (2002)

¿Ella compraba todo esto para sí misma?

Was she buying all this for herself?

— El Infierno (2010)

Compraba su alimento con mi salario.

I bought his food with my salary.

— Parásitos (2019)

Tom supo dónde compraba Mary sus comestibles.

Tom knew where Mary bought her groceries.