I bought 3 milks yesterday. vs I buy 3 milks yesterday.

The correct phrase is "I bought 3 milks yesterday." The verb "bought" is the past tense of "buy," which is the appropriate form to use when referring to a completed action in the past. The second phrase, "I buy 3 milks yesterday," is incorrect because it combines the present tense verb "buy" with the past time marker "yesterday," creating a mismatch in verb tense.

Last updated: March 26, 2024

I bought 3 milks yesterday.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use this phrase when you want to talk about a past action that has been completed. The verb "bought" is the past tense form of "buy."

Examples:

I bought 3 milks yesterday at the grocery store.
She bought 3 books yesterday for her book club.
They bought 3 tickets yesterday for the concert.
He bought 3 apples yesterday at the market.
We bought 3 new shirts yesterday at the mall.

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Answer... the shoes I bought yesterday.
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I'm sorry, I bought some islam yesterday.
I bought an Andy Warhol yesterday.
I bought a pen like yours yesterday.
This is the watch I bought yesterday.
This is the record which I bought yesterday.
As soon as he won, he bought 3 acres on the moon and a mausoleum for his neighbor.
This is good news especially for those countries whose farmers should make too large investments to produce just one of the 3 milk categories accepted until now.
Mr President, I would like to make the following comment in connection with the Minutes: reference was made in the Maat report on school milk yesterday to the fact that the Community's contribution to financing shall be equal to 75% of the target price.
I bought us bus tickets to Montreal.
I bought us all Illinois Millions lotto tickets.
Just the stuff I bought online.
I bought my air compressor there.
I bought this 2,000-piece cat puzzle.
I bought every insurance you offered.

I buy 3 milks yesterday.

This phrase is incorrect in English.

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It was you that drank her saucer of milk yesterday.
With that transfer free, the club could buy 3 more Koreans.
We'll buy 3 tubs in the same shop.
This is good news especially for those countries whose farmers should make too large investments to produce just one of the 3 milk categories accepted until now.
Mr President, I would like to make the following comment in connection with the Minutes: reference was made in the Maat report on school milk yesterday to the fact that the Community's contribution to financing shall be equal to 75% of the target price.
You can buy 3 shirts for the price I'll pay to get that scratch fixed.
No I don't think so, I had to go back and buy 3 more.
"I buy either food or medicine.
I buy low, sell high.
I buy remission for my sins.
Professional assassins from Eyderdex. want to buy 3 co-operation for exact level hits
Now earlier, you saw us buy 3 normal cars and turn them into stretch Limousines
I buy and I buy and I buy, and then...
I buy you dinner. I buy you drinks. That's not out of the goodness of my heart.
Your mother brought you honey yesterday.
That's the building we saw yesterday.
Someone emailed her this song yesterday.
This came in the mail yesterday.
I remembered seeing this old family cemetery yesterday.
- Except his dream job... Yesterday.

Alternatives:

I bought 3 milks yesterday.
I will buy 3 milks tomorrow.
I am buying 3 milks right now.
I have bought 3 milks before.
I would buy 3 milks if I had the money.

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I bought 3 milks yesterday. vs I buy 3 milks yesterday.