Tenses for the Verb - To Buy
Click on the timeline to see how this irregular verb changes with each tense
The Past
Past Continuous - "He was buying her a bouquet when he
saw her across the road."
Past Simple - "He bought her a dozen roses for their
first date."
Past Perfect Simple - "By their first anniversary he
had bought her 152 bunches of flowers."
Past Perfect Continuous - "By the time it was their
first anniversary he had been buying her flowers every month."
The Present
Present Continuous - "He is buying her another bunch of
flowers."
Present Simple - "He buys her a bunch of flowers every
week."
Present Perfect Simple - "He has already bought her 3
bouquets this month."
Present Perfect Continuous - "He has been buying her
flowers since he first met her.
The Future
Future Continuous - "He's buying her flowers again
tomorrow."
Future Simple - "He will buy her a dozen red roses for
their anniversary in April."
Future Perfect Simple - "By their anniversary he will
have already bought her 104 bouquets."
Future Perfect Continuous - "On their anniversary in
April he will have been buying flowers for her for every week for 2
years."
