Tenses and Forms of the Verb to Buy for ESL

Tenses and Forms of the Verb to Buy for ESL This page provides example sentences of the verb Buy in all tenses including active and passive forms, as well as conditional and modal forms.   Present Simple Use the present simple for routines and habits such as how often you  buy something at the store. Jack usually buys his groceries on Saturdays.Where do you buy your furniture?She doesnt buy any food at that store. Present Simple Passive The supplies are usually bought on Friday afternoons.When are new textbooks bought for the school?Wine isnt bought in great quantities. Present Continuous Use the  present continuous  to speak about what is happening at the present moment such as what you are buying in the store. They are buying a new house this month.Are they buying a new car soon?She isnt buying his story about his hard luck. Present Continuous Passive Not commonly used with buy Present Perfect Use the  present perfect  to discuss actions that have happened repeatedly such as how many times you have bought a specific product. We have bought a number of antique chairs.How long have you bought his story for?They havent bought any new furniture for a while. Present Perfect Passive Those antique chairs have been bought by customers in San Diego.Where has that been bought and sold before?It hasnt been bought by anyone.   Past Simple Use the  past simple  to speak about something you bought at a point in time in the past. He bought that painting last week.Where did you buy that sofa?She didnt buy any food for dinner, so theyre going out. Past Simple Passive That painting was bought last week.What was bought at the garage sale yesterday?That painting wasnt bought at the auction. Past Continuous Use the past continuous to describe what someone was buying when something else occurred. She was buying a new car when he telephoned.What were you buying when you got the call?She wasnt buying his story despite his insistence.   Past Continuous Passive Not commonly used with buy Past Perfect Use the  past perfect  to what  you had bought before something else happened.   Larry had bought the books before she arrived.What had they bought before they were offered the house?She hadnt bought enough food for the party, so she went out again. Past Perfect Passive The books had been bought before she arrived.Which ingredients had been bought for the meal?Not enough wine had been bought for the occasion.   Future (Will) Use  future tenses  to speak about something that you will / are going to buy  in the future. I think he will buy a present for Mary.Will you buy his proposal at the meeting?She wont buy what hes saying. Future (Will) Passive A new book will be bought for that child.Will that painting be bought at the auction?Food wont be bought by Peter.   Future (Going To) The teacher is going to buy the books for the children.What are you going to buy for dinner tonight?She isnt going to buy that house. Future (Going To) Passive The books are going to be bought for the children.What is going to be bought for drinks?They arent going to be bought by anyone for that price. Future Continuous Use the future continuous to express what you will be buying  at ​a  specific point in time in the future.   He will be buying groceries this time next week.Will you be buying anything this time tomorrow?She wont be buying a house anytime soon.   Future Perfect They will have bought five new computers by the end of the sale.What will you have bought by the end of the day?Youll see, she wont have bought anything. Future Possibility Use  modals  in the future to discuss future possibilities.   I might buy a new computer.Might Peter buy the house?She may not buy his story.   Real Conditional Use the  real conditional  to speak about possible events. If he buys that painting, he will be sorry.What will he buy if he inherits the money?She wont buy the house if its put up for auction. Unreal Conditional Use the unreal conditional to speak about imagined events in the present or future.   I would be sorry if I bought that painting.What would you need if you bought a new house?She wouldnt buy the house if you bought it. Past Unreal Conditional Use the past unreal conditional to speak about imagined events in the past.   If you hadnt bought that painting, you wouldnt have lost so much money on the investment.What would you have done if he had bought you a diamond ring?She wouldnt have bought that house if she hadnt had enough money. Present Modal I should buy some new clothes.Where can I buy an ice-cream cone?They mustnt buy anything today. Theres no money in the bank. Past Modal They must have bought some new clothes.What should you have bought last year?They couldnt have bought his story.   Quiz: Conjugate With Buy Use the verb to buy to conjugate the following sentences. Quiz answers are below.   He ______ that painting last week.Larry _____ the books before she arrived.Jack usually ______ his groceries on Saturdays.I think he ______ a present for Mary.They _____ five new computers by the end of the sale.I would be sorry if I _____ that painting.The supplies are usually _____ on Friday afternoons.We _____ a number of antique chairs.That painting _____ last week.They _____ a new house this month. Quiz Answers boughthad boughtbuyswill buywill have boughtboughtboughthave boughtwas boughtare buying