Buy Verb Forms: Past Tense and Past Participle (V1 V2 V3)

Meaning: to buy something.

Buy Verb Forms V1 V2 V3 V4 V5

Infinitive/Base Form (V1) Buy
Past Tense (V2) Bought
Past Participle Form (V3) Bought
Present Participle/Gerund (V4) Buying
3rd Person Singular (V5) Buys

Buy Past Tense:

Past Tense of Buy is Bought.

Example: Sarah bought groceries.

Buy Past Participle:

Past Participle Form of Buy is Bought.

Example: Sarah has bought groceries.

Buy Present Participle:

Present Participle Form of Buy is Buying.

Example: Sarah is buying groceries.

Buy 3rd Person Singular:

3rd Person Singular of Buy is Buys.

Example: Sarah buys groceries.

Buy Past Tense V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 Forms of Buy Past Simple and Past Participle

Buy Conjugation

Indefinite / Simple Present Tense

  • I buy groceries.
  • We/You/They buy groceries.
  • He/She/It/Adam buys groceries.

Present Continuous Tense

  • I am buying groceries.
  • We/You/They are buying groceries.
  • He/She/It/Adam is buying groceries.

Present Perfect Tense

  • I have bought groceries.
  • We/You/They have bought groceries.
  • He/She/It/Adam has bought groceries.

Present Perfect Continuous Tense

  • I have been buying groceries.
  • We/You/They have been buying groceries.
  • He/She/It/Adam has been buying groceries.

Indefinite / Simple Past Tense

  • I bought groceries.
  • We/You/They bought groceries.
  • He/She/It/Adam bought groceries.

Past Continuous Tense

  • I was buying groceries.
  • We/You/They were buying groceries.
  • He/She/It/Adam was buying groceries.

Past Perfect Tense

  • I had bought groceries.
  • We/You/They had bought groceries.
  • He/She/It/Adam had bought groceries.

Past Perfect Continuous Tense

  • I had been buying groceries.
  • We/You/They had been buying groceries.
  • He/She/It/Adam had been buying groceries.

Indefinite / Simple Future Tense

  • I will buy groceries.
  • We/You/They will buy groceries.
  • He/She/It/Adam will buy groceries.

Future Continuous Tense

  • I will be buying groceries.
  • We/You/They will be buying groceries.
  • He/She/It/Adam will be buying groceries.

Future Perfect Tense

  • I will have bought groceries.
  • We/You/They will have bought groceries.
  • He/She/It/Adam will have bought groceries.

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

  • I will have been buying groceries.
  • We/You/They will have been buying groceries.
  • He/She/It/Adam will have been buying groceries.

Past Tense of Buy Phrasal Verbs

Buy Phrasal Verbs Past Tense
Buy off Bought off
Buy out Bought out
Buy in Bought in
Buy up Bought up
Buy for Bought for
Buy on Bought on
Buy into Bought into
Buy over Bought over
Buy with Bought with
Buy back Bought back

FAQS

What is the Future Tense of Buy?

Future Tense of buy is “will buy”.

What is the Present Tense of Buy?

Present Tense of buy is “buy + s/es or ing”.

I/we/you/they buy
He/she/it/singular name buys
Present participle buying

What is the Past Perfect Tense of Buy?

Past perfect tense of take is “had bought”.

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