Compró

Compró is the third-person singular form of the Spanish verb comprar in the pretérito perfecto simple, also known as the preterite, used to describe actions that were completed in the past. As a form for él, ella, and usted, it corresponds to “he bought,” “she bought,” or the polite “you bought” in English, depending on the context. For example: “Ella compró un libro ayer.”

Comprar is a regular -ar verb in this tense, so its endings follow the standard pattern for all verbs in the pretérito simple. The full conjugation in the indicative preterite is: yo compré, tú compraste, él/ella/usted compró, nosotros compramos, vosotros comprasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes compraron. The acute accent on the final syllable of compró marks the stressed vowel and distinguishes it from other tenses such as presente compro (I buy) or the imperfect forms.

Usage notes: compró is used in narrations or reports of past events where the buying action is completed. It can pair with a direct object, as in “compró una casa,” or with a time adverbial like “ayer.” In most Spanish varieties, usted uses the same form as él/ella (compró), while in Spain the vosotros form is “comprasteis” and the ustedes form is “compraron.” The word is not a noun; it is a verb form indicating a past purchased action.