Vender means to sell. Learn five tenses, then practise each person.
Present: vendo, vendes, vende, vendemos, vendéis, venden.
Vender in the present tense
Use the present for current states, habits and actions. The subject can be omitted when the verb makes it clear.
Vosotros is informal plural you in Spain. Ustedes uses the ellos/ellas form and is the usual plural you in Latin America.
Vender in the preterite tense
Use the preterite for a completed event in the past, viewed as a whole.
Vender in the imperfect tense
Use the imperfect for past habits, ongoing situations and background descriptions, without marking their endpoint.
Vender in the future tense
Use the simple future for what will happen. Spanish also uses this tense for a guess about the present.
Vender in the conditional tense
Use the conditional for what would happen, a polite request or a hypothetical situation.
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All six persons. Blue, bold forms differ from regular endings, including spelling changes that preserve pronunciation.
| Person | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | vendo | vendí | vendía | venderé | vendería |
| tú | vendes | vendiste | vendías | venderás | venderías |
| él / ella / usted | vende | vendió | vendía | venderá | vendería |
| nosotros / nosotras | vendemos | vendimos | vendíamos | venderemos | venderíamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | vendéis | vendisteis | vendíais | venderéis | venderíais |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | venden | vendieron | vendían | venderán | venderían |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | vendo | I sell |
| tú | vendes | you sell |
| él / ella / usted | vende | he/she sells |
| nosotros / nosotras | vendemos | we sell |
| vosotros / vosotras | vendéis | you all (vosotros) sell |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | venden | they sell |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | vendí | I sold |
| tú | vendiste | you sold |
| él / ella / usted | vendió | he/she sold |
| nosotros / nosotras | vendimos | we sold |
| vosotros / vosotras | vendisteis | you all (vosotros) sold |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | vendieron | they sold |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | vendía | I used to sell |
| tú | vendías | you used to sell |
| él / ella / usted | vendía | he/she used to sell |
| nosotros / nosotras | vendíamos | we used to sell |
| vosotros / vosotras | vendíais | you all (vosotros) used to sell |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | vendían | they used to sell |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | venderé | I will sell |
| tú | venderás | you will sell |
| él / ella / usted | venderá | he/she will sell |
| nosotros / nosotras | venderemos | we will sell |
| vosotros / vosotras | venderéis | you all (vosotros) will sell |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | venderán | they will sell |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | vendería | I would sell |
| tú | venderías | you would sell |
| él / ella / usted | vendería | he/she would sell |
| nosotros / nosotras | venderíamos | we would sell |
| vosotros / vosotras | venderíais | you all (vosotros) would sell |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | venderían | they would sell |
Vender follows the regular er pattern in these five tenses.
The present forms are vendo, vendes, vende, vendemos, vendéis, venden, in the order yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros and ellos/ellas/ustedes.
vendí, vendiste, vendió, vendimos, vendisteis, vendieron. For example, vendí means “I sold”.
Vender follows the regular er pattern in these five tenses.
The preterite (vendí) presents a completed event; the imperfect (vendía) gives a past habit or background situation. The English glosses are “I sold” and “I used to sell”, but context determines the best translation.
The yo forms are venderé (“I will sell”) and vendería (“I would sell”). The full charts above include every person.
Vender means to sell.
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