to buy from — English conjugation

Frequency#16061Irregular

Indicative

Present (Simple Present) Irregular

The simple present describes habitual actions, general truths, and states. It is the most basic tense in English. For most verbs, add -s or -es for the third person singular (he, she, it).

She speaks three languages.

PronounEnglish
Ibuy from
youbuy from
he/she/itbuys from
webuy from
you (pl.)buy from
theybuy from

Past (Simple Past) Irregular

The simple past describes completed actions at a specific time in the past. Regular verbs add -ed. There are around 200 common irregular verbs with unique past forms that must be learned individually.

She spoke to the manager yesterday.

PronounEnglish
Ibought from
youbought from
he/she/itbought from
webought from
you (pl.)bought from
theybought from

Present continuous (Present Continuous) Irregular

The present continuous describes actions happening right now or temporary situations. Formed with am/is/are + verb-ing. Also used for definite future arrangements.

She is speaking to a client at the moment.

PronounEnglish
Iam buying from
youare buying from
he/she/itis buying from
weare buying from
you (pl.)are buying from
theyare buying from

Past continuous (Past Continuous) Irregular

The past continuous describes actions that were in progress at a specific moment in the past, often interrupted by another event. Formed with was/were + verb-ing.

She was speaking when the fire alarm went off.

PronounEnglish
Iwas buying from
youwere buying from
he/she/itwas buying from
wewere buying from
you (pl.)were buying from
theywere buying from

Present perfect (Present Perfect) Irregular

The present perfect connects the past to the present. It describes experiences, recent events, or situations that started in the past and continue now. Formed with have/has + past participle.

She has spoken at over fifty conferences.

PronounEnglish
Ihave bought from
youhave bought from
he/she/ithas bought from
wehave bought from
you (pl.)have bought from
theyhave bought from

Past perfect (Past Perfect) Irregular

The past perfect describes an action completed before another past event — the past of the past. Formed with had + past participle. Always implies a reference point in the past.

She had spoken to him before the meeting started.

PronounEnglish
Ihad bought from
youhad bought from
he/she/ithad bought from
wehad bought from
you (pl.)had bought from
theyhad bought from

Future (will) (Future Simple) Irregular

The future simple expresses predictions, spontaneous decisions, and promises. Formed with will + base infinitive. The contracted form will not = won't is very common in spoken English.

She will speak at the conference tomorrow.

PronounEnglish
Iwill buy from
youwill buy from
he/she/itwill buy from
wewill buy from
you (pl.)will buy from
theywill buy from

Future continuous (Future Continuous) Irregular

The future continuous describes an action that will be in progress at a specific future moment. Formed with will be + verb-ing. Often used to describe planned or expected ongoing actions.

This time tomorrow she will be speaking to the board.

PronounEnglish
Iwill be buying from
youwill be buying from
he/she/itwill be buying from
wewill be buying from
you (pl.)will be buying from
theywill be buying from

Future perfect (Future Perfect) Irregular

The future perfect describes an action that will be completed before a specific point in the future. Formed with will have + past participle. Common with time expressions like by then, by the time.

By Friday she will have spoken to all the clients.

PronounEnglish
Iwill have bought from
youwill have bought from
he/she/itwill have bought from
wewill have bought from
you (pl.)will have bought from
theywill have bought from

Subjunctive

Conditional (would) (Conditional) Irregular

The conditional describes hypothetical situations and their results. Formed with would + base infinitive. Used in if-clauses, polite requests, and reported speech about future events.

She would speak more if she had the chance.

PronounEnglish
Iwould buy from
youwould buy from
he/she/itwould buy from
wewould buy from
you (pl.)would buy from
theywould buy from