Vender conjugation

Vender means "to sell". Here it is in every main tense, with real example sentences and a free checker for your own.

Meaningto sell

Type-er verb

Gerundvendiendo

Past participlevendido

Vender is a regular -er verb: every tense follows the standard pattern. Juntos teaches Latin American Spanish, where ustedes replaces vosotros; the vosotros forms are shown for completeness.

Quick answer. Present: vendo, vendes, vende, vendemos, venden. Preterite: vendí, vendiste, vendió, vendimos, vendieron. All tenses below.

Vender conjugation tables

Jump to: present · preterite · imperfect · future · conditional · present subjunctive · present perfect · commands (imperative)

Vender in the present

what happens now or usually

yo	vendo
tú	vendes
él / ella / usted	vende
nosotros	vendemos
vosotros (Spain)	vendéis
ellos / ustedes	venden

Vender in the preterite

a finished action at a specific time

yo	vendí
tú	vendiste
él / ella / usted	vendió
nosotros	vendimos
vosotros (Spain)	vendisteis
ellos / ustedes	vendieron

Vender in the imperfect

habits, descriptions and background in the past

yo	vendía
tú	vendías
él / ella / usted	vendía
nosotros	vendíamos
vosotros (Spain)	vendíais
ellos / ustedes	vendían

Vender in the future

what will happen

yo	venderé
tú	venderás
él / ella / usted	venderá
nosotros	venderemos
vosotros (Spain)	venderéis
ellos / ustedes	venderán

Vender in the conditional

what would happen

yo	vendería
tú	venderías
él / ella / usted	vendería
nosotros	venderíamos
vosotros (Spain)	venderíais
ellos / ustedes	venderían

Vender in the present subjunctive

after wishes, doubts and requests (quiero que…)

yo	venda
tú	vendas
él / ella / usted	venda
nosotros	vendamos
vosotros (Spain)	vendáis
ellos / ustedes	vendan

Vender in the present perfect

what has happened, up to now (he comido)

yo	he vendido
tú	has vendido
él / ella / usted	ha vendido
nosotros	hemos vendido
vosotros (Spain)	habéis vendido
ellos / ustedes	han vendido

Vender in the commands (imperative)

telling someone to do something (habla, no hables)

tú	vende
tú (no)	no vendas
usted	venda
nosotros	vendamos
vosotros (Spain)	vended
ustedes	vendan

Vender in real sentences

Example sentences from the Juntos exercise bank, each checked before learners see it.

Preterite

La semana pasada vendí mi bicicleta vieja.
Last week I sold my old bicycle.
Se vendieron casas muy rápidamente en ese barrio.
Houses were sold very quickly in that neighborhood.

Imperfect

El mercado estaba lleno, y los vendedores vendían fruta fresca.
The market was crowded, and vendors were selling fresh fruit.
Cuando llegué al mercado, vendían frutas frescas.
When I arrived at the market, they were selling fresh fruit.

Mistakes learners make with vender

Vender is regular: vendo, vendí, vendía. Se vende is the "for sale" sign: se vende casa.
Selling something to someone takes a, usually with le: le vendí mi coche a un amigo.
The seller is el vendedor or la vendedora; la venta is the sale. Discounted prices are ofertas or rebajas.

Write your own sentence with vender

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Questions people ask

Is vender irregular in Spanish?

No. Vender is a regular -er verb, so every tense follows the standard -er endings.

What is the preterite of vender?

Yo vendí, tú vendiste, él/ella vendió, nosotros vendimos, ellos/ustedes vendieron.

How do you conjugate vender in the present?

Yo vendo, tú vendes, él/ella vende, nosotros vendemos, ellos/ustedes venden.

What is the future of vender?

Yo venderé, tú venderás, él/ella venderá, nosotros venderemos, ellos/ustedes venderán.

What is the present subjunctive of vender?

Que yo venda, que tú vendas, que él/ella venda, que nosotros vendamos, que ellos/ustedes vendan.