Verbo buy en inglés: conjugación completa
Diego De La Croix
Profesor bilingüe francés-español
El verbo inglés to buy significa «comprar» en español. Es un verbo irregular, lo que significa que sus formas de pasado simple y participio pasado no siguen la regla estándar de añadir -ed y deben memorizarse.
Conjugación de buy en indicativo
Present simple (presente simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | buy |
| you | buy |
| he/she/it | buys |
| we | buy |
| they | buy |
Present continuous (presente continuo)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | am buying |
| you | are buying |
| he/she/it | is buying |
| we | are buying |
| they | are buying |
Present perfect (pretérito perfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | have bought |
| you | have bought |
| he/she/it | has bought |
| we | have bought |
| they | have bought |
Past simple (pasado simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | bought |
| you | bought |
| he/she/it | bought |
| we | bought |
| they | bought |
Past continuous (pasado continuo)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | was buying |
| you | were buying |
| he/she/it | was buying |
| we | were buying |
| they | were buying |
Past perfect (pluscuamperfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | had bought |
| you | had bought |
| he/she/it | had bought |
| we | had bought |
| they | had bought |
Future simple (futuro simple)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | will buy |
| you | will buy |
| he/she/it | will buy |
| we | will buy |
| they | will buy |
Future perfect (futuro perfecto)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | will have bought |
| you | will have bought |
| he/she/it | will have bought |
| we | will have bought |
| they | will have bought |
Conjugación de buy en condicional
Present (presente)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | would buy |
| you | would buy |
| he/she/it | would buy |
| we | would buy |
| they | would buy |
Past (pasado)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| I | would have bought |
| you | would have bought |
| he/she/it | would have bought |
| we | would have bought |
| they | would have bought |
Conjugación de buy en imperativo
Conjugación de buy en participio
Present (presente)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| - | buying |
Past (pasado)
| Persona | Conjugación |
|---|---|
| - | bought |
Ejemplos
I buy every day.
Yo compro todos los días.
He buys regularly.
Él compra regularmente.
We buy together.
Nosotros compramos juntos.
I bought yesterday.
Yo compré ayer.
I have bought.
Yo he comprado.
I will buy tomorrow.
Yo compraré mañana.
I am buying right now.
Yo estoy comprando ahora mismo.
I like to buy.
Me gusta comprar.
You should buy more often.
Deberías comprar más a menudo.
Can you buy?
¿Puedes comprar?
Errores frecuentes
Olvidar la -s de la tercera persona: He buy en vez de He buys
Correcto: He/She/It buys
En el present simple, la tercera persona del singular (he/she/it) siempre añade -s o -es al verbo. Es el error más frecuente entre hispanohablantes.
Regularizar el pasado: buyed en vez de bought
Correcto: Past simple: bought — Past participle: bought
«buy» es irregular: sus formas de pasado no siguen la regla estándar de añadir -ed. Deben aprenderse de memoria.
Formar preguntas sin do/does: You buy? en vez de Do you buy?
Correcto: Do you buy? / Does he/she buy?
En español, la pregunta se forma con la entonación. En inglés, el present simple y past simple necesitan el auxiliar do/does/did para preguntas y negaciones.
Confundir present simple con present continuous: I buy vs I am buying
Correcto: Hábito/general → I buy | Ahora mismo → I am buying
El present simple se usa para hábitos y verdades generales, mientras que el present continuous se usa para acciones en progreso. En español a menudo se usa el mismo tiempo para ambos.
Sinónimos
Antónimos
Comparación inglés / español
| Aspecto | Inglés | Español |
|---|---|---|
| Present simple | I buy | yo compro |
| Present simple (3rd person) | he/she buys | él/ella compra |
| Present continuous | I am buying | yo estoy comprando |
| Past simple | I bought | yo compré |
| Present perfect | I have bought | yo he comprado |
| Future simple | I will buy | yo compraré |
| Negative | I don't buy | yo no compro |
| Question | Do you buy? | ¿tú compras? |