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Grammar reference

buy

Irregular verb — eleven tense patterns across all persons

Irregular forms

base: buypast: boughtpast participle: bought

Present simple

Third person singular adds -s or -es.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I buyyou buyhe/she/it buyswe buythey buy

Present continuous

am / is / are + -ing.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I am buyingyou are buyinghe/she/it is buyingwe are buyingthey are buying

Present perfect

have / has + past participle.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I have boughtyou have boughthe/she/it has boughtwe have boughtthey have bought

Present perfect continuous

have / has been + -ing.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I have been buyingyou have been buyinghe/she/it has been buyingwe have been buyingthey have been buying

Past simple

One form for every person.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I boughtyou boughthe/she/it boughtwe boughtthey bought

Past continuous

was / were + -ing.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I was buyingyou were buyinghe/she/it was buyingwe were buyingthey were buying

Past perfect

had + past participle.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I had boughtyou had boughthe/she/it had boughtwe had boughtthey had bought

Future simple

will + base form, the same for every person.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I will buyyou will buyhe/she/it will buywe will buythey will buy

Future perfect

will have + past participle.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I will have boughtyou will have boughthe/she/it will have boughtwe will have boughtthey will have bought

Conditional

would + base form.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I would buyyou would buyhe/she/it would buywe would buythey would buy

Subjunctive

Required after insist, demand, suggest and in formal that-clauses.
Iyouhe/she/itwethey
I buyyou buyhe/she/it buywe buythey buy
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