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Compr are, 1 to buy. Aver 2 compr ato, to have
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bought.
GERUND. PAST PARTICIPLE. PAST GERUND.
Compr ando, 3 Compr ato-a-i-e, 4 Avendo compr ato,
buying. bought. having bought.
INDICATIVE MOOD.
PRESENT. IMPERFECT. PAST DEFINITE.
I buy &c. I bought &c. I bought &c.
Compr o, Compr avo, 5 Compr ai,
Compr i, Compr avi, Compr asti,
Compr a ; Compr ava ; Compr ò ;
Compr iamo, Compr avamo, Compr ammo,
Compr ate, Compr avate, Compr aste,
Compr ano. Compr avano. Compr arono 6
PAST INDEFINITE. PLUPERFECT. PAST ANTERIOR.
Ho comprato, &c. Avevo comprato, &c. Ebbi comprato, &c.
I have bought, &c. I had bought, &c. I had bought, &c.
165. 1 A verb consists of two parts ; the root which is invariable,
and the termination, which varies to indicate mood, tense ,
person and number. In the verb "comprare ," " compr " is the root,
and " are " the termination .
166. 2 The compound tenses of all active verbs are formed with "
avere ."
3 The Present Participle of " comprare " (see rule 105) is "
comprante . " seldom used. The Pres. Part, of "parlare " is "
parlante ," of " amare ," " amante," and so of all the verbs of the
first conjugation .
167. 4 The Past Participle of active transitive verbs remains
invariable, that is to say it ends in o, when the direct object in
the sentence follows it. Ex. " Ho comprato tre libri. " I have bought
three books. But when the direct object precedes the past
participle, the latter is variable . Ex. " Ecco i libri che ho comprati."
Here are the books I have bought.